This was a really interesting, engaging book. I really connected with the characters and enjoyed the journey the author took me on.

The characters were written well and the story flowed well.

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this audiobook, the narrator added to the whole experience. I would definitely recommend this heartfelt book, especially to those who love Jodi Picoult. It had the same feeling to me, without the twist.

Many thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for gifting me this arc in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.

This is a well written book that tells a story with such depth and thought-provoking moments that it draws you in with the characters.

From the beginning you can sense for the most part what Charlie & Marie deal with in their lives even if you haven't directly dealt with some of the concepts brought to us by this author such as blindness or depression it's so well written that I think it would be difficult for anyone not to relate on some level with their own personal experiences or of experiences of those close to them.

This was well narrated and flowed very well it was a pleasure to listen to.

With thanks to Netgalley & Crippled Beagle Publishing for the ARC in return for an honest review.

3.5 rounded up. The novel features intertwined stories of a blind woman, a young girl losing her sight, and the people who love them. It touches on bullying and a desperate act, family secrets, and forgiveness. Most interesting to me were the lightly discussed aspects of blindness and adaption, mainstreaming, and schools for the blind. While the book dealt with heavy topics, the overall impression was one of sweetness and light, with its PG-rated romances and happy tears (the characters'). Interesting but ultimately a little sappy.
My thanks to the author, publisher, producer, and #NetGalley for early access to the audiobook for review purposes.

What a beautiful novel!

I’m going to have to address my personal bias first, as I have my own Marie aka The Mammy, who is every bit as kind and sweet and loving as the Marie in the pages, also, I have my very own Charlie also a Charlotte aka The Middle Child which felt really quite bizarre and perhaps made for a deeper bond with the characters. I shouldn’t use that to detract from the authors skill in anyway. Just happy coincidence’s. Also I’d like it to be noted that the Tesco delivery man found me a blotchy faced sobbing mess today. I think he was more embarrassed than me.

What a talent to write such a multi generational story in such a way that you can truly relate to each character, each so well developed that they felt like people I knew. The story itself was raw, honest, heartfelt and heartbreaking. While I didn’t necessarily agree with choices made by some characters the writing was such that whilst I may not like it but I did understand the reasoning.

The narration was absolutely beautiful. As was the authors note.

A very easy 4 stars 🌟

My thanks to Crippled Beagle Publishing via NetGalley for this ELC

From darkness of Blindness to light of achievement.
Such a brilliant read.
Marie , a Blind girl with a will power of steel, moved me to tears .
Her friends , family and neighbors all supported her.

Wow! What a great listen! How far will you go to protect the ones you love? Is lying acceptable? See-Saw asks these questions.