A review by beillumined
The Lost Wife by Alyson Richman

3.0

I really wanted to give this book 4 stars, because I really loved the characters, the writing, and the storyline itself. But what I didn't like was the timeline in how it was written, and how jumbled the two storylines were. I didn't mind that we went back in time with Josef and Lenka, but what I did mind was that they weren't on the same timeline. Josef would be much further ahead in his life than Lenka in the story, and I found myself confused at how old they were or what time frame they were at in their lives as the story moved back and forth between their points of view. I think it would have been better to keep them at the same time frame, or at least given us dates so we knew where we were in the story. I also would have loved to read more about their reunion at the end, rather than just a snippet.
Other than that, I found the story to be overall very heartwarming and touching and I loved both the characters very much, though I did feel more connected to Lenka's story as it was more in depth than Josef's.