3,5 stars rounded up.
This was the third in the Everything series and I enjoyed it just as much as I enjoyed the first two.     Three very different yet intertwined stories, all three books have been centred around Aimee, Jamie and Ian.    Book One had been primarily from Aimee's perspective and was part mystery,  part love story.     Book Two brought us up to date with Jamie although Aimee and Ian were still in the mix.  In this third installment, Ian was the focus.   He and Aimee are now married and have a four year old, cute as a button, daughter Caty.    He's a successful photographer and Aimee's in the process of expanding her coffee shop business.     Despite their successful marriage and careers, Ian realises he's struggling to deal with unresolved issues from his troubled childhood.       As a boy he adored his mother Sarah.   He felt huge amounts of responsibility for her, but life at home was far from easy.     Alternating from the past to the present we came to understand just how difficult, unsettling and sometimes dangerous it could be for a child living with a largely absent father and a mother who suffers dissociative identity disorder.     This is his journey and we see the way his past influenced his adult life, his decisions and ultimately his happiness. 

Can these books be read as standalone titles?   Sure they can but I'd recommend starting at book one and immersing yourself in these characters and their journeys.   I was  quite excited to read in the Acknowledgements that Kerry Lonsdale has plenty more stories in store.      I for one will be back for more and hope we won't have to wait too long to meet up with these characters again.    Thanks to Kerry Lonsdale, Lake Union Publishing and NetGalley for the opportunity of reading this digital ARC.

Loved the plot and the characters. Enjoyed the author’s writing. I have not read the previous books in the series but will be checking them out.

I loved this book so much that I ended up buying the auiobook so I could listen to it wherever I went. The audiobook is amazing too!! I thought Kerry did a brilliant job switching back and forth between Ian and Aimee's perspective and timelines. I also thought it was completely a stand alone book. I had not read the other two in the series and now I can't wait to go back and read them!!

Everything We Give by Kerry Lonsdale

Brief Summary: The third and final novel of the Everything Series tells the story of Ian. Ian Collins, Amy’s husband, is a successful photographer and happily married husband and father. Like the other characters in this series, he carries secrets from his past that caused him estrangement from his father and took his mother out of his life. When James returns with a message for Ian, he decides to search for something that has eluded him in order to make peace with his past. I enjoyed the previous two novels in this series and was excited about this one!

Highlights: Ian growing up and taking responsibility of managing his mom’s Dissociative Identity Disorder. I also enjoyed Amy and Ian’s relationship and their travel to Spain for National Geographic Magazine.

Explanation of Rating 4/5: This book was not as engrossing as the previous reads in the series. However, my absolute favorite part was his mom’s mental illness and how this impacted Ian growing up.

Psychology Factors: Lonsdale did a fantastic job portraying Dissociative Identity Disorder; which is an incredibly misunderstood mental health diagnosis. My heart ached for little Ian’s understanding of the diagnosis as “other people live inside my mom.” Lonsdale hit on many aspects of living with the disorder such as sexual acting out, time lapses, and comorbid diagnoses of depression.

Favorite Quotes: “what is difficult for outsiders to understand as I think is the case with Amy and I sometimes wonder myself is why I still love my mom. It’s my belief that had she not had such a traumatic childhood and had I not played a role in exacerbating her mental illness she would still love me. She would not have left me.” Often times family members blame themselves for causing or exacerbating mental illness in their loved ones in ways beyond their control.

It was bittersweet to enjoy the final chapter of this series and say goodbye to characters I’ve really enjoyed reading about the past couple years. This book could serve as a standalone novel but it’s hard to appreciate the character’s journey without reading the previous two novels. This is a great read for book clubs, mental health practitioners, and those who’ve been touched and affected by mental illness.

Thank you to Net Galley and Lake Union Publishing for an ARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review

EVERYTHING WE GIVE
By Kerry Lonsdale

EVERYTHING WE GIVE is a very moving, emotional, heart wrenching story about unconditional love . It’s about putting others first before yourself, even when it hurts.
‘TO LOVE SOMEONE UNCONDITIONALLY IS TO LET THEM THRIVE, EVEN IF THAT MEANS LETTING THEM GO SO THEY CAN RUN WILD AND FREE.

This #3 trilogy swept me up in the emotions of the struggles of Ian’s present with his marriage and lack of relations with his family. Then there was the tragic history of his childhood, with a mother with a severe mental illness that was untreated. Ian feeling responsible for her. A father who let him down.

I have read the whole trilogy and felt this was the best! A wonderful ending, and a great way to delve more into Ian more. Thank you Kerry Lonsdale! I loved your work.
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A tough one to rate and review, Everything We Give was, quite simply, just okay. Although I will say the writing and overall story played out better than the second book in the series, Everything We Left Behind, the third book felt drawn out and stretched beyond its limits.

For me, Ian never really felt fully fleshed out and his initial role of the series, as Aimee's love interest in the first book, was more evident than I would've liked. Ian seemed to more of a collection of end results, rather than his own person: he is this because of his mom, because of his dad, because of Reese, because of photography, because of Aimee, because of James, etc. It started to feel like he was just a tad emptier than I was being led to believe. He felt more like a laundry list of things rather than being a person first.

The story was clearer and cleaner in this book than in the second, although the character of Lacy Saunders felt just as weird, even after the reveal of who she is, as in the other two books. I did enjoy the growth shown for Ian and Aimee's relationship, and thought Lonsdale did a solid job of establishing the continuing story for their marriage.

If you look at this book, though, as part of the whole, Everything We Give feels off-topic and it lacks cohesion to feel properly part of the series. There is no overall story arc, as far as I can tell, really connecting these three books together appropriately, other than the people. But these aren't deep enough to be character studies, and the story feels flimsy. To look at this book as a stand alone novel is difficult because of all the information you get about these characters' stories in the previous two novels. I just don't think this novel, nor the series as a whole, fulfills the ideas that the author set out to accomplish.

Don't get me wrong, they're generally okay stories, and I did fairly enjoy reading all three for the most part. I just don't know that I would recommend them as a necessary investment for reading time. Maybe these make better quick beach reads for people who understand better what that term even means.

No 3 and the final book in this series. It was a miracle I managed to get them all.

Thanks to the publishers!

Ian and Aimee seem to have it all. A beautiful little girl, sufficient money to live well, a sound marriage and they are happy and content. But are they? Ian has demons in his background and he hasn't got rid of them yet. Not quite. Aimee at the same time has a lot of baggage and she is also uncertain of how to let it all go. Both of them have not quite come to terms with their past - and to let it all go they both know they have got to confront and meet the nemesis that caused them the greatest woe.

For Ian it was his mother - a woman with a split personality disorder and a father who seemed distant and disinterested. After years he seeks closure. For Aimee her past history with the Donato family is full of grave disquiet and she needs to sort out her life before going forward with her new one.

This story was complicated and twisted and for me for Ian heart wrenching what he underwent with his mother but you need to read the first two books to get a grip on this one.

I am just glad it all ended well as it was very convoluted and very dysfunctional at the start.

This is the final installment of the Everything trilogy, and Kerry Lonsdale has given readers a satisfying and emotional finish for the characters. This time it’s Ian’s story that we hear, and the mysteries of his past are revealed, both to him and to the readers. It’s difficult to get into too much detail without throwing around spoilers about the first two books. Suffice to say that I thoroughly enjoyed this series, and loved the way things turned out for all involved. I also enjoyed the afterword, which included a link to some gorgeous photos of the Rapa Das Bestas, an event that played an important part in this book. I highly recommend the entire trilogy - which should be read in order!!

Thanks to Netgalley and Lake Union Publishing for providing a copy for an unbiased review.

While this book is the third in a series, it doesn't have to be read in order. However, there are plot points that will feel "open" until you read the other books.

The pacing was good on this book...my total reading time was about five hours according to the Kindle.

I was torn on this book - the focus of the book is Ian Collins, Aimee's husband. Going back and forth from his childhood to current day, I enjoyed the chapters regarding his youth more enjoyable than the present. I connected more with Ian as a child than as an adult.

The ending did bring everything (no pun intended) together.

Overall, it's a good book.

Aimee, Ian and James are back with the conclusion to the Everything series, though James and his messed up family only have a small part to play in this installment. Instead, we get to learn Ian’s backstory, which, as it turns out, is equally messed up. He was raised by a mother with multiple-personalities and a distant father, so how he ended up so well-adjusted and successful is beyond me. But, he’s actually not okay inside and he needs to find some closure with his parents (who he hasn’t seen in almost 20 years since his mom got out of prison). But first, he needs to go to Spain, take some amazing photographs for National Geographic and confront his own ex. The whirlwind plots and steamy sex scenes continue in this installment, and it’s an entertaining summer read.

This author is new to me but she's every bit as good at writing as I kept hearing.
The plot is good and the characters are excellent. I will be checking out her other books.
I received an Advance Review Copy. All opinions are my own.

I'd read the previous two books in this series and couldn't wait for this final book. It did not disappoint! Kerry Lonsdale has written a beautiful trio of books that I thoroughly enjoyed. "Everything We Give" ties up a lot of loose ends and finally resolves the questions we were all left with after book two. This is not a standalone book, but you will not regret reading the entire series!

I really liked the development of the character's backstories in this book and the ending was very satisfying. I highly recommend this book, it's a must read if you like well-written women's fiction!

Thanks to Lake Union Publishing and NetGalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for an eARC of this book.
The third and hopefully final book in this series. It did provide answers and a fairly satisfying, though forced conclusion to the series.
I think I could have really liked these books if they were combined into one, much shortened volume. This book can not be read as a standalone and I have real issues when novels are stretched into 3 books when they could have been an enjoyable one book read.
A reluctant 3 stars.

Everything We Give is the third installment in Kerry Lonsdale's trilogy. The first volume, Everything We Keep, focused on Aimee, while Carlos/James' story was at the center of Everything We Left Behind. The journey of Ian Collins, Aimee's husband, is showcased in the concluding installment.

James re-emergence and reappearance upended Aimee and Ian's relationship. But they have spent several months trying to get back on track -- Aimee is busy with plans to open two more cafes, while Ian has enjoyed successful gallery showings of his photographs and has an opportunity to shoot pictures for a story in National Geographic. Even though they are confident of their love for each other and commitment to their marriage and four-year-old daughter, Caty, Ian is ill at ease. One night he realizes what has been troubling him. While he has been frustrated that Aimee has not achieved complete closure concerning her relationship with James (his photos still hang in the cafe), Ian has not come to terms with his own troubled relationship with his parents. For years he has carried the guilt of believing that his actions cost his mother her freedom and tore their family apart. He's been completely estranged from his family for sixteen years and hasn't seen his mother for many more. He has no idea of her whereabouts and has sworn to himself that he will find her, but never made a concerted effort to search for her.

As he leaves on assignment for the National Geographic feature, he knows that he must finally find his mother and make amends. But James turns up yet again with a message from the elusive psychic who has intervened in their lives before. Time is of the essence. The assignment will not wait, and the psychic has designated a date and time when she will be available to meet with him -- at his childhood home in Idaho. At stake are Ian's career trajectory and information that might at last bring him peace about his tumultuous childhood.

Kerry Lonsdale reunites readers with Aimee, Ian, and James. As the story opens, James has fallen in love and settled in Kauai to raise his two sons, but returned to Northern California to tie up some old business. That includes delivering a message to Ian from Lacy, the would-be psychic who found him on the beach in Hawaii a month earlier and told him she knew someone who needed her help. Just as Ian is about to leave for Spain for the most important assignment of his career, forces seem to converge in an attempt to derail him. Aimee is tense, consumed with preparations to expand her successful business. But she is not devoted to the venture and questioning whether she has made the right decision. She is also bothered by the fact that Ian has not moved past her interaction with James months ago, despite her having explained it, apologized, and reassured Ian numerous times that she is devoted only to him and their family.

Through narration from Ian as a young boy, Lonsdale reveals the details of his traumatic childhood with a frequently absent photographer father and his mother, Sarah, who struggled with mental illness. Lonsdale conducted research to understand and write about Sarah's condition from the perspective of her child. Ian became the de facto parent in the relationship, caring for and watching over his mother while simultaneously needing what every child needs -- a loving mother to nurture him. While the entire story is enjoyable and touching, Lonsdale's writing is best in the chapters describing Ian's harrowing experiences and his eventual, permanent separation from the mother he adored. She also achieves just the right tone when exploring Ian's anger at and refusal to maintain a relationship with his father. She convincingly explains why Ian blamed his father for their family's challenges, citing his business trips during which Ian was left alone for days at a time with his mother. However, Lonsdale also credibly details Ian's adult journey to discover the truth about what happened so many years ago, as well as his readiness and ability to accept that his childhood perceptions were not always accurate. And with the love and support of his wife, Ian is able to find peace, acceptance, and forgiveness -- for himself and his parents.

Everything We Give is an emotionally satisfying and moving conclusion to Lonsdale's addicting trilogy. It is a bittersweet milestone for her readers -- with all mysteries solved, and all questions answered, it is time to bid good-bye to the beloved characters of Aimee, James, Ian, et al. But Lonsdale leaves them with secure, happy futures and readers richer for having joined them on their journeys of discovery.

Everything We Give is the third book in the Everything Series. I highly recommend you read the first two books to fully understand this final story. The third book is Ian's story. The book alternates between the present and Ian's childhood. This story is emotional and heartbreaking and you truly feel the love he has for Aimee. I laughed and cried reading Ian's story. Kerry did a fantastic job writing Everything we Give and it is a satisfying ending to the trilogy. Thank you to Kerry, Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book and this is my honest review.

Everything We Give is the long anticipated ending to the Everything trilogy, and it just may be the best book of the set. This book details Ian's story, his childhood with an absent father and a mentally-ill mother who required his constant attention and care, and his current desire to get his photographs published in National Geographic.

I absolutely love how complex Ian's character is; how hard he works to understand Aimee's interactions with James and Thomas, and to improve his marriage; the love he shows for his daughter; his desire to find and care for his mother; and how Lonsdale pivots between his present and past stories with such finesse.

This is a solid YAY!!!!! and a very satisfying read.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for the opportunity to read and review this book in exchange for an honest review.

I read Everything We Give 40% through. I felt very sad by the story and could not go on and read the story any more. The book was very well written made me feel like I was in the story. Just not my type of book.

This book was spectacular mustache the others in this series. I feel as if I know the characters. I highly recommend this book as well as the great if the series by this phenomenal author.

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This is the third book in this series , and it was well worth the wait for it. I loved learning Ian's story. So complex and heartbreaking. In my Perry opinion this was the best one yet. His story will be one that stays with you for a long time. Unputdownable!

Everything We Give is an incredible read. The characters are complex and so very real. I loved the way some chapters were set back in time, giving background information about Ian and his family growing up. The plot kept me guessing how it would turn out until the very end. Although this is the final book in a series of three books, I think Everything We Give could certainly be read on its own.