notguilty 's review for:

Walking on Broken Paths by Amy Aislin

5.0

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All up in my feels from this one! 

Grief is a nasty business, and for Jesse, his response is to run away. Leaving home, his parents, and his best friend.

Parker has felt that loss for all those years. Left behind, and now trying to run his father's business after he died out of a sense of obligation.

When they run into each other again, 15 years later, they pick up their friendship easily. But there are still a lot of feelings to work through, and they tackle past and present together. Which is gorgeous. But darn, what a journey. Especially for Jesse, whose life since leaving has been big and also messy.

A stunning story.

I can also recommend the audiobook. Aaron Hokanson has a wonderful talent, and his calm, gorgeous cadence was perfect for this story.