What a wonderful story to read. Great characters that have issues to resolve from the past and in the present day. Entertaining lead as they each make their own separate Journey through their feelings, memories, and unresolved issues. Good read.

I am sorry for not reviewing fully but I don’t have the time to read this anymore. I believe that it wouldn't benefit you as a publisher or your book if I only skimmed it and wrote a rushed review. Again, I am sorry for not fully reviewing!

I was unable to download this novel for review. If it should become available again I would be happy to review it at that time.

Every day, we are all affected by depression/mental illness in some way. Where We Fall shed light on what really goes on when someone suffers with mental illness. We may think we know how others feel, but seeing what the main character goes through definitely makes us look at everything in a new way. A must read!

This book is beautifully written, but I had to put it down. The description of depression as seen through Abby's eyes was too emotionally wrenching for me, and I couldn't make it past that.

Similar to Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Weiner, this books brings together four intimately woven stories together, digging into the pain that love can bring, and the consequences of betrayal on ourselves and on others.

Thank you for the chance to review this book, however, unfortunately, I was unable to download this title before it was archived.

This seemed like a bit of a shallow plot, however, it turned into a good read. Betrayal is always a good story, but the way in which the author wove it into an everyday world made this book hard to put down.

One of the strengths of this book is the portrayal of mental illness. One of the main characters, Abby, experiences significant depression and anxiety and this has had a profound effect on her marriage and her relationship with her (now teenage) daughter. The author does a good job of realistically portraying how mental illness impacts the sufferer and loved ones, as well as the struggle to confront the issues that are contributing to the mental illness so that the sufferer can gain a measure of control and a more stable life.

The overarching plot centers on Abby, her husband Ryan, and Lauren, who was previously Abby's best friend and Ryan's girlfriend. The book explores how Abby and Ryan ended up together and how the decisions of one night, along with words unsaid, have shaped the lives of these three individuals. There is also a subplot involving Ryan, who coaches high school football, and the family of one of his players. This subplot shows the redemptive power of believing in a person's inherent goodness and self-worth and helping that person turn his life around.

This was a good read. I love family drama type books, and this fit the bill!

Thank you to NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for this free readers edition. In exchange I am providing an honest review.

This is Weinstein's third title but my first to read of hers. And it takes on a topic that I'm interested in, that I experience - although not to the level one of the main characters does in the book.
Abby and Ryan have been together, as a couple, for 17 years. They have a 16 year old daughter, Juliana. Ryan is a hero football coach in their town and Abby? Well Abby is...limited. She is very rarely seen outside of the house, except for game days. Sometimes when Juliana gets home from school her mom is in a dark bedroom buried under the covers, sleeping. Abby is depressed and has been for as long as she, and anyone in her life, can remember. One day it all comes to the surface and boils over. It leads Abby to seek more intense therapy at an inpatient facility, leaving Ryan and Juliana to fend for themselves - although they've already been doing that for a really long time. So Abby is getting the help she needs, finally, and Ryan and Juliana are back in their hometown dealing with another kind of crisis. And then one day Juliana utters, "Lauren", a name Ryan has been trying to forget for 17 years. Lauren, Abby, and Ryan - it's time to get everything out in the open and let things fall where they are going to fall.
I really like the equal time each main character got in this story. I loved reading from the point of view of Juliana about what is was like to have a Mom who was so depressed she wasn't even a mom. Or to read the point of view of Ryan who is trying to be the Dad, and Mom, the Coach and the faithful husband. What I always find myself asking, however, is - do these kind of situations actually happen in real life? And if they do, do they get resolved the way Weinstein chooses to resolve this one? Although I will say I liked the way this story ended. I like that in the end the only person who could do the right thing to right the wrongs did what they needed to do. People might not agree with the way the person chose to resolve things but I thought it was brave and loving. Weinstein's other titles were already on my "to read" list and I'm glad because I really dig her writing style.

I just did not like this.
I found the plot to be slow and I was totally unable to relate with any of the characters.
This was not for me.

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. I'll admit, I had a hard time getting into this book. Maybe it was because I had to read it in some chopped up segments, but I found myself judging the characters. When I took a step back and tried to appreciate the story the author is telling, I enjoyed the story. I would read another book by this author.

I really love books where you get different characters’ points of views, slowly gleaning the truth out of them all one by one–and this book does just that. In Rochelle B. Weinstein’s WHERE WE FALL, a marriage that is hanging by a thread due to a wife’s long term bouts of depression and the husband’s unwillingness to do anything but hold everything tightly together as best as he can out of obligation is shattered to pieces when his ex-girlfriend/her ex-best friend resurfaces after disappearing from their lives seventeen years earlier.

Three Friends Who Thought It Would Last Forever…

Abby has always struggled with depression, and when she meets her new college roommate Lauren, she feels like she’s finally found someone who understands her. When Lauren starts dating Ryan, they include Abby in everything and Ryan treats her with empathy and respect. When college is over and Lauren leaves Ryan for what’s supposed to be a six-month job photographing waterfalls around the world, both Ryan and Abby are lonely and heartbroken that she left them. And when tragedy strikes Ryan, Abby is the one there to pick up the pieces when Lauren doesn’t come home from abroad to comfort Ryan and take care of him in his time of need. So Lauren and Ryan’s relationship ends, and Abby and Ryan’s future begins…

Abby’s Depression Crushes Her…

Abby is a tortured soul, often unable to bring herself out of her depressive lows to take care of Ryan and their daughter Juliana. The effect this has on them has taken its toll, and after a severe episode she’s finally admitted to a treatment center. Abby’s journey through treatment and self-discovery was realistic and emotional, even though you never find out what happened in her distant past to set off the depression (and it was eluded to). Abby isn’t an entirely likable character, but you feel for her as she admits her mistakes and tries to get better–to make things right.

While Ryan Sacrifices To Hold Her Together…

Ryan is a successful high school football coach, and while he’s commanding and a great leader on the sidelines while coaching his team and well respected in the community, he’s barely holding it together at home. He takes care of his daughter and his wife since she can’t do it on her own a lot due to her illness, but he manages to hold everything together somehow. His self-sacrificing attitude has him thinking that his life is good, when in reality he’s not happy–not since Lauren left him all those years ago.

Lauren Still Feels the Pain, and She Won’t Let It Go…

Lauren left the country and became a successful author using a pseudonym, and now she’s finally completing the book of waterfall photography that she’d started all those years ago. But she has to return to the town where she grew up, where she fell in love for the first time, where she was betrayed–to finish the project. When she comes face to face with Ryan and Abby’s daughter by chance, the emotions and pain she’s held back rush to the surface, and she won’t stand idly by without telling both Ryan and Abby how she feels this time–even if nothing will come of it.

I give WHERE WE FALL a 4.5 out of 5. Emotional, heartfelt, and beautifully written with great outdoorsy scenery, this contemporary women’s fiction piece hit all the right notes with a story of first loves, first hurts, betrayal, and hope of redemption. While the characters weren’t always likable, they flawed and realistic, which made them intriguing and multi-layered. One thing that did stick out was the lack of distinction between the four points of view. Ryan, Abby, Lauren, and even teenager Juliana’s chapters were all written with the same voice. It would have been nice for them to have more distinct speech patterns, thoughts, etc. in their first person point of view written chapters. Overall, I highly enjoyed the journey this book took me on.