A review by leaonaxreads
Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I love how this book directly tackles mental health and views on therapy, particularly in the Black community. I started this book before, but wasn’t in the space to digest a heavy plot so I came back to it later on. Our main character suffers a terrible loss that changes her life and we watch her recover and put herself back together. In the midst of that, the changes impact her family dynamic, and everyone’s impacted in some way or another. I think the book is well written and does an excellent job of capturing everyone’s emotions. I took one star away because I felt like most of the blame sat with the person who was most affected and that made me sad for her. There are lots of triggers here so reader beware. With all that said, I will be picking up This Could Be Us
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