A review by jorl79
Love Saves the Day by Gwen Cooper

5.0

I was not ready for this bloody book. its been with me for years, I spotted it on my shelves and moved it to the nightstand pile a few months ago. Then I read nothing new because quartine brain was having trouble processing anything for a while. Decided I needed to sit and read more than 5 pages and I thought this would be a happy nice read. Don't get me wrong it's good and I stayed up through the night to finish it (not like I can sleep anyway) but (slight spoilers) I at one line was gasping, sobbing crying mess. I got all my buttons pushed by this book dealing with the loss of a mother, dealing with worry over not being able to protect your kids from the world (hello virus), unexpected loss of home leaves family living with others, loss of a pet. Just let's dig up all sorts of childhood issues and rub current worries like salt in the wound. I can't decide if this is the worst or best time for me to have read this book. I will be reading something else by this author as I loved her style, tone, and pacing but my eyes are puffy and I feel exposed. Someone with different issues might feel differently but it was still a good book.