Great book that really brings you into the story and keeps you there. Easy to enjoy and follow. Great main characters that grow over the course of the book.

Great book with a powerful main character. I think it was beautifully written with subthemes of pain, loss, guilt, hurt, and trauma. Quite difficult to read from time to time, simultaneously very relatable. Can't wait to read other works of the author.

Hadley Monroe, in her early forties has reached the stage where she feels she outgrew her life. Carrying unresolved trauma and guilt from the past, Hayden arrives Cottage Brook after 12 years to fulfill her final duties as a daughter to her mom, whose health is severely deteriorated.

𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬, 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐈 𝐬𝐚𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐈 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞. 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫.

Hadley is a woman, a woman we see everyday who give their all to their family and lose themselves in the process, become invisible. I loved how the story was spun around an ordinary woman, finding herself and be more forgiving towards herself.

The author has created a suspenseful premise that's promising to be emotional right from the beginning. The story gradually unravels the unresolved baggages the protagonist carry. The romance was adorable, but I felt more credit of resolving the issues went to a man, technically a stranger than Hadley herself. The added action towards the end of the book gave an awakening to a slowly moving story and fitted perfectly to end the book in a cheerful note.

𝐈𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐮𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐭.

It's an easy, middle paced read. The book deals with human emotions and how one choose to deal with it. If you're looking for a lighthearted quick read about women, this is your book.