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A review by lydialovestoread
The Last Love Note by Emma Grey
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This is *nearly* my perfect romance.
A woman in her late 30’s loses her husband and finds herself in the Seth’s of grief while trying to raise a young boy and work full time. Two years have passed when a hot young guy moves in next door and her boss, her husband’s dear friend and the dependable, always knows what to do/say pseudo family member, meet in the most cringy, overly dramatic rom-com-y way.
The whole book is a beautiful blending of comical mishaps by the main character Kate and soul deep grief wrapped in the hope of second-chance love.
I laughed, I cried, there were enough plot twists and dangling unanswered questions to keep me reading. I need an emotionally engaging story that pulls at allll my heart strings and this did the job. There was the scene where Kate climbs in the shower with all her clothes on and someone, fully clothed, joins her, holding vigil with her and her messy grief. That scene will stay with me.
Two changes would make this the perfect book-1. I wanted more spice to the love scenes. There was building heat, then a scene cut. I LOVED the slow build of emotion and a simmering, long-enduring love that didn’t move on from the deceased.
2. I didn’t like the tidy epilogue. It could have ended when Kate finally gives into her feelings.
A woman in her late 30’s loses her husband and finds herself in the Seth’s of grief while trying to raise a young boy and work full time. Two years have passed when a hot young guy moves in next door and her boss, her husband’s dear friend and the dependable, always knows what to do/say pseudo family member, meet in the most cringy, overly dramatic rom-com-y way.
The whole book is a beautiful blending of comical mishaps by the main character Kate and soul deep grief wrapped in the hope of second-chance love.
I laughed, I cried, there were enough plot twists and dangling unanswered questions to keep me reading. I need an emotionally engaging story that pulls at allll my heart strings and this did the job. There was the scene where Kate climbs in the shower with all her clothes on and someone, fully clothed, joins her, holding vigil with her and her messy grief. That scene will stay with me.
Two changes would make this the perfect book-1. I wanted more spice to the love scenes. There was building heat, then a scene cut. I LOVED the slow build of emotion and a simmering, long-enduring love that didn’t move on from the deceased.
2. I didn’t like the tidy epilogue. It could have ended when Kate finally gives into her feelings.