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A review by przykrosc
Until Next Weekend by Rachel Marks
4.0
Before starting the book, I was clearly mislead by the descriptions of it – the whole time since buying it I thought that it’s a second-chance romance. Well, I guess it sort of is, but not in the way I expected it to be.
First of all, the come out of this book is great. Marks shows us how real alcoholism looks like and how our parents’ choices influence our whole life, even when we don’t want to admit it. The life of a person who grew up in troubled families isn’t all flowery and happy. I’m really glad the author didn’t try to hide all of Noah’s flaws. His childhood was a nightmare – the lack of a father, the mother who might have loved them, but it wasn’t enough to properly take care of her little children. I know how it sounds, but I loved the fact that Noah was constantly struggling to get his life together. That’s exactly how an addiction looks like (it reminds me of KB Ritchie’s ‘Addicted’ series) and I’d like to see more of it in the, so cold, ‘silly’ literature.
The second thing I want to write about is the fact that even if we thought they would, Kate and Noah didn’t end up being together. She left him when, after years and years of dealing with him, everything felt overwhelming. And I’m really glad she did. That was best for her and her children and I really admire her strength. And the fact, that she still picked up Noah’s late night drunken phone calls a long time after they had split up. It shows the power of love, and a power of a person who has to put up with addicted person’s, simply, life. Even if you love someone to bits, you still find the strength to put yourself first. While feeling sorry for Noah and kind of understanding that he doesn’t want to drink, it’s not a choice for him, I am really glad Kate did what she did. And I’m happy that she found love again, because that’s exactly what she deserves.
Coming back to Noah, ever since we’ve met Mimi I could tell that something’s going to be between these two. They understood each other from the start and could bring the best out of each other. I’m sure our protagonist wanted to change for her, not for Kate and not for himself, even if he thought otherwise. I could tell that she was his person. Sadly, he couldn’t do this while he was still married to his now ex-wife and after she left him.
Lastly, Harley. We can clearly see from the start, that this little boy is living the same live Noah had been experiencing while his mother was still alive. Even if it took him a long time to figure it out, he finally faced his fears with the help of Mimi. I loved that little boy and the connection between him and Noah.
I won't lie, this book brought me a lot of heartache so I won't be coming back to it very often, but Noah's story showed me that there are people who love you, you just have to see them. 5/5 for me!
First of all, the come out of this book is great. Marks shows us how real alcoholism looks like and how our parents’ choices influence our whole life, even when we don’t want to admit it. The life of a person who grew up in troubled families isn’t all flowery and happy. I’m really glad the author didn’t try to hide all of Noah’s flaws. His childhood was a nightmare – the lack of a father, the mother who might have loved them, but it wasn’t enough to properly take care of her little children. I know how it sounds, but I loved the fact that Noah was constantly struggling to get his life together. That’s exactly how an addiction looks like (it reminds me of KB Ritchie’s ‘Addicted’ series) and I’d like to see more of it in the, so cold, ‘silly’ literature.
The second thing I want to write about is the fact that even if we thought they would, Kate and Noah didn’t end up being together. She left him when, after years and years of dealing with him, everything felt overwhelming. And I’m really glad she did. That was best for her and her children and I really admire her strength. And the fact, that she still picked up Noah’s late night drunken phone calls a long time after they had split up. It shows the power of love, and a power of a person who has to put up with addicted person’s, simply, life. Even if you love someone to bits, you still find the strength to put yourself first. While feeling sorry for Noah and kind of understanding that he doesn’t want to drink, it’s not a choice for him, I am really glad Kate did what she did. And I’m happy that she found love again, because that’s exactly what she deserves.
Coming back to Noah, ever since we’ve met Mimi I could tell that something’s going to be between these two. They understood each other from the start and could bring the best out of each other. I’m sure our protagonist wanted to change for her, not for Kate and not for himself, even if he thought otherwise. I could tell that she was his person. Sadly, he couldn’t do this while he was still married to his now ex-wife and after she left him.
Lastly, Harley. We can clearly see from the start, that this little boy is living the same live Noah had been experiencing while his mother was still alive. Even if it took him a long time to figure it out, he finally faced his fears with the help of Mimi. I loved that little boy and the connection between him and Noah.
I won't lie, this book brought me a lot of heartache so I won't be coming back to it very often, but Noah's story showed me that there are people who love you, you just have to see them. 5/5 for me!