A review by pinkcowlandreads
Always Remember by Mary Balogh

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Mary Balogh returns us to the Ravenswood family as they gather together for the first summer since the one that destroyed the family as they knew it eight years ago. 

Along with the revelers, my two family members that are both isolated from the family and their own unique way.

Ben maybe the eldest son of the Earl Ravenswood, but as an illegitimate son of the Earl he holds a precarious place in the family dynamic. Made to feel welcome and always part of the family, he’s always known that his illegitimacy does not place him at the same level as his brothers and sisters.

Lady Jennifer, related to the family through the marriage of her brother, has experienced life wrapped up in cotton wool. After an illness in her childhood leaves her with a deformed leg and unable to walk on her own, she has found herself permanently, thought of as lacking. Rightfully, the daughter/sister of a duke she should have her pick up suitors and be married with her own parcel of children. She can only hope to be an ant, and not too much of a burden for her family.

Sometimes you find talking to a stranger easier than your family and friends…

Both isolated Ben and Lady Jennifer find a connection they didn’t know they could have with the person they never thought they would with.

Another absolutely beautiful story full of love, family and hope as these two very deserving characters find love and the strength to fight past society expectations to reach for their own happiness.

I was full of emotions as I read through Ben and Lady Jennifer’s story - this was Mary Balogh at her best!

Thanks to Berkley Romance for my e-book review copy. Opinions are my own.