A review by verymom
Widowish: A Memoir by Melissa Gould

I don’t know how to rate this. I maybe read it too early. I’m only 3.5 months out from losing my husband. It felt like whiplash when the book moved from loss to finding love again so quickly. I don’t begrudge her her relationship or her choices, those are her things to navigate and it looks like things have worked out well for her. I don't feel comfortable critiquing a memoir since it her life and her experience, but I couldn't help reacting on an emotional level. Parts of her story hit home for me in cathartic ways and I cried and cried. Other parts were upsetting just because they didn’t align with my experience or I couldn’t relate, which is not the author's fault. I'm just in a very raw place. I still appreciate her sharing her story.