This
book causes the reader to consider what it is like to have, and how
they may react to, a life event that truly rocks their world, one in
which they feel like they have no control and no one to turn to. Then
compound this by an intense sense of betrayal peppered with guilt.
The Words Between Us
is deeply emotional, a book that is difficult to emerge from. Its
slow pace sometimes leaves the reader feeling submerged and wanting a
deep, cleansing breath, and at other times regretting having to come
up for air.
For
the second time this fall I have had the pleasure of reading a book
in which classic literature plays an important role, and am motivated
to spend upcoming winter nights with Dickens, Austen, and Bronte. For
now, I am happy to have had the time and opportunity to spend time
with Erin Bartels and her characters. If you aren't opposed to a bit
of melancholy, I think you will be as well.
I
am grateful to have received a copy of The Words Between Us
from Revell via NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion. I was
under no obligation to provide a positive review and received no
monetary obligation.
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