When Cal Restrepo wakes up, he discovers he is the sole survivor of a car crash that has claimed the life of his partner. After being in a hospital for a long time, and under the care of a psychiatrist he is released back to his life. There's one problem, and that is that even though Cal has recovered from complete amnesia, he still has holes in his past. He remembers his dog but can't remember why he had the accident. He remembers that he likes and knows his neighbour but doesn't recall that they were having an affair.

Life can be pretty confusing when your past presents itself in bits and pieces. When Cal meets Marc Duguay - the nurse who has been assigned to assist him with the transition to living at home - he finds himself enjoying the man's company. He tries to take the advice of his Psychiatrist and see his memory challenges as permission to being again: without the emotional baggage from his memories, can he change up his life?

It's hard to describe this book. It is really about Cal's journey from the accident back to his life. Because of the holes in his memory, he has to look at things differently than he may have the first time around.​

While I was reading, I enjoyed the way that the mystery of Cal's past unfolded for me at the same time as it did for him. He has conversations with people who have been in his life for a long time and realizes that things weren't what they seemed. It's also interesting that once Cal settles a bit and begins to separate his emotional responses from his scattered memories, he begins to see things more clearly.

I really enjoyed the way that Cal's progression was written. His returning memories often left him with an emotional response, and it was interesting to read his thoughts and feelings. I didn't mind the POV switching as there were some parts of the book that could only be explained by a supporting character. I did feel as though if this were a longer novel, that the author could have stuck with one POV.

I enjoyed this story; it had the feel of a movie... when there's a flashback reveal at the end that ties all the pieces together. The pacing was good, but I would have loved for the main relationship to have blossomed a little slower. It did feel a little bit too quick for me.

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