When We Let Go by Rochelle B. Weinstein

☆☆☆☆
.MOBI, 255 pages
Expected Publication: May 17th 2022
By: Lake Union Publishing

About The Book:
When Avery Beckett is proposed to by Jude Masters, a widowed father and the man she loves, it should be a time of great joy. Instead, Avery is on edge. She’s wary of the idea of family, doubtful of happy endings, and too afraid to take the leap. It’s the kind of fear that comes from having secrets. Before Avery commits to a new life, she must reconcile with the one she left behind. When Avery returns to her childhood farm in the North Carolina mountains, she’s surprised to be saddled with a companion: Jude’s teenage daughter, Elle, who’s grappling with the loss of her mother and the complicated emotions of first love. On a path of mending wounds and breaking down walls, Avery and Elle form an unexpected alliance. It’s giving them the courage to move forward. And for Avery, everything she needs to confront the past.

My Review:
This is my first book by  Rochelle B. Weinstein, but it won't be my last, and what an introduction it was. It was heartbreaking yet beautiful as well as touching, emotional and profound. I felt very honoured to be able to read it on International Women's Day. What a perfect book to to read celebrate women...we have three veery strong women as main characters in this story and it is written by a female author, very apt for the day I must say. Speaking of characters...I also have to add that even the side characters were well thought out and original. I loved how the secrets are slowly unraveled bit by bit, keeping the reader emotionally glued to the pages. I felt for Avery and everything she went through, she seemed so real and her emotions so raw. It was amazing to read about her journey with Elle but she also found a little bit about herself in the process, both of them growing in their own ways. What an amazing book about loss, motherhood in all its forms, love and finding oneself amongst the complexity of human nature.

Disclosure:
With many thanks to NetGalley, Rochelle B. Weinstein and Lake Union Publishing for the giving of the ARC.

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