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renaeann 's review for:
Wish You Were Here
by Jess K. Hardy
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was a balm to the soul, mostly because you can tell how much passion and effort went into writing it. It feels like a labor of love.
It isn’t my favorite of the series, mostly because the first half focuses on the characters’ trauma and stumbling, separate journeys to healing, which, while how it should be, delivers less of the fun of seeing them together as in most books of this genre. And because I do prefer books on the lighter end of things. The emotional devastation for both leads in the first half of this book is real.
But it’s done with care and love, and when the characters finally consummate things, it’s not only knock-your-boots-off sexy, it’s written with the same level of care and thought.
Basically, this book cements it for me: the excellent first two books in this series were not a fluke. I’m on the ride now and excited for anything this author releases.
It isn’t my favorite of the series, mostly because the first half focuses on the characters’ trauma and stumbling, separate journeys to healing, which, while how it should be, delivers less of the fun of seeing them together as in most books of this genre. And because I do prefer books on the lighter end of things. The emotional devastation for both leads in the first half of this book is real.
But it’s done with care and love, and when the characters finally consummate things, it’s not only knock-your-boots-off sexy, it’s written with the same level of care and thought.
Basically, this book cements it for me: the excellent first two books in this series were not a fluke. I’m on the ride now and excited for anything this author releases.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Sexual content, Grief
Moderate: Cursing, Drug abuse, Abandonment
Minor: Death of parent, Pregnancy
Explanation of content warnings: In-depth look at the process of recovering from addiction, with description of an addict being saved from almost dying. His girlfriend grieves their relationship and experiences painful trauma from it. The fallout is half of the book and more. One long explicit sex scene. Epilogue with them and their baby. MMC describes losing all parental figures as a kid and being abandoned by his dad.