A review by karteabooks
Love Life: An uplifting, poignant and feel good romance for 2021! by Nancy Peach

emotional hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

 

‘Love can be found in the most unexpected of places. I honestly wouldn’t have picked this book up if it hadn’t been February’s Tasting Notes book club pick, but I am so glad that I have read it. 

Tess is a GP in training and as part of her training is working in a hospice as a palliative care doctor. An end-of-life patient is admitted, and Tess works her unending charms on both Mary and her family to make their last few weeks together as comfortable as possible. She realises that she has a shared past with Mary’s son Edward and for Tess, they get in the way of her professional duties. After a shaky start they kindle some sort of friendship through their care and love of Mary. As Mary and her family come to terms with her prognosis, Edward and Tess are brought together in a way that both of them feel the aftershocks of, but not in the best of circumstances. 

The writing style was fast paced a perfect comedy romance that dealt with some hard-hitting topics thoughtfully and was written from several viewpoints and never shied away from the truth. It gave lots of points of view and gave voice to how different characters dealt with the differing emotions and outcomes. 

This book gave me all the feels, from tears of laughter and sadness to proper gut wrenching, jaw dropping disbelief at some of the characters actions and choices. I may have even slammed this book shut in utter horror at some of the revelations. 

The ending was the perfect way to end a feel-good romance, and it was a great read as part of both the Tasting Notes book club and the #romancereadathon2022.