Thank you netgalley and the publisher’s for giving me the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. This was a heartwarming read with a good message.

What would you say if you got one chance to say goodbye? This book explores that in a very unique way that I thought was very poignant. There are basically 3 storylines that you follow throughout the book and eventually they intersect. While I usually love that in a story, I wished it would have come together a little sooner. However, it was beautifully written, all the characters were flawed, yet lovely. Just an all around sweet read!

I have been a fan of Rowan Coleman's writing for many years, and We are All Made of Stars did not disappoint. I even had to pull out a trusty box of tissues while reading! She truly knows how to activate all of the reader's emotions.

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 understood the basic premise of the story and what the writer was trying to do but the story itself seemed disjointed to me. I felt like the characters were underdeveloped and the story did not mesh together the way I thought it would. It seemed like story points just kind of dropped off. Overall, while a decent story, I just didn't see what the fuss was.

A truly wonderful and remarkable read. With well written and engaging characters and a plot line that doesn’t fail the reader, Rowan Coleman doesn’t disappoint in a gem of a novel.

I'm surprised this book isn't more popular. There were a few parts that I wish were more emotional, but overall, it was really moving. Centered around a hospice and a woman named Stella who writes final letters for those about to pass away (though there are two more major characters-Hope and Hugh), it is surprisingly hopeful.

This was my first book from Rowan Coleman and I really enjoyed it!

Such a heartbreaking novel. I'm pretty sure I was teary eyed most of the way through it. Great story, emotional read! Highly recommend!

3.5 stars
Thank you to Net Galley and Random House Publishing/Ballantine for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This is a heartwarming and life affirming story about living a life with purpose and the power of second chances. Stella is a nurse in a hospice care, where she spends the night shift helping her patients get closure by writing letters for them to their loved ones. The only rule about the letters is that they must be mailed after the patient has passed.
Stella has been having a hard time in her marriage after her husband returns home from Afghanistan injured and different from the man he was before. She has just written a letter for a patient that is a confession to the son that she abandoned years earlier. Stella is faced with a dilemma, does she follow her rules about this letter or does she try to reunite mother and son? Is her head clouded by her own personal issues, or would this be best her patient and son?
This books tackles the heartache of grief and its everlasting effects on those left behind as well as how love and family can sometimes make everything better.

Ballantine Books and NetGalley provided me with an electronic copy of We Are All Made of Stars. This is my honest opinion of the book.

Stella Carey is a hospice nurse who fulfills her dying patient's wishes by immortalizing their final words in the form handwritten letters. Although Stella provides comfort to her patients, her husband Vincent refuses to let her help him. After being involved in a military skirmish that left him with visual reminders of what he considers to be his failings, Vincent does not want the care that Stella can provide. The letters, penned by Stella, are woven throughout the story, leaving a trail of wishes, hopes, dreams, and disappointments in its wake.

As Stella's story unfolds, so do those of Hope, one of the patients, and Hugh, the man whose connection to the hospice becomes known later in the book. I wish that the story had been written in Stella's perspective only, as it would have been more compelling. The plot lines for Hope and Hugh could have existed, with the letters as a starting off point. Because of the format, it took until I was half way through the book before it really grabbed my attention. We Are All Made of Stars had a great premise that, unfortunately, was not executed as well as I had expected.