THE BEST OF FRIENDS by Lucinda Berry

 

This book is going to make you do some serious thinking. So very serous crying. And bring out some serious anger. This told from the three main people affected, Lindsey, Kendra, and Dani. Each a mother who is dealing with loss. In different ways but still the same too.

After a horrible accident, which may not even be an accident, three best friends have to deal with the fallout. What happened that horrible night. Did one of their sons shot the others or was it truly a freak accident. With Sawyer dead, Jacob in a coma and Caleb not able to speak, will anyone ever know what really happened? Was a girl involved? Or was it something deeper? Or was it just truly an accident? 

While I did guess totally at why one of the things happened it was still an excellent story. It was a deep story that will have you turning the pages to find out what happens next. I never guessed who did exactly what though and that was ok. Three mother's lost their sons that night. Even though one is alive they all lost them no the less. Sometimes in life you lose. 

This book is told from three different POVs. You find out about each woman's life and how their families are affected when the unthinkable happens. One woman is in a very hurtful, cruel marriage. I wanted so bad for her to get out. Leave that excuse of a man. Each of these woman have secrets. Secrets that will come out. Their husbands have a few secrets also. 

These families will never be the same. They won't ever get over the losses they have to face. But they can learn to be there for each other. Learn to forgive each other. Learn to forgive their boys for the crazy night that turned all of their lives upside down forever. This is a deep book. One that will make you feel so many things. Mainly the pain of loss. The emotions of what it's like to let go. One family has to make a lot of very hard decisions. One has to bury their son. One has to try and break through the wall that theirs has built around himself. This is a very painful book. But it's also good. Very realistic. But good. So so very emotional... Yet so good.

What would you do? Could you do what these mother's did? Can anyone ever go back to who they were before? I doubt that one very seriously. This book pulls at your heart in a way that no other book ever has for me. It made me cry some big ugly horrible tears. The ending really got to me. When the truth comes out, it's not that it's a huge surprise, it's how it's told. This author captured this book tp perfection. Such raw emotion. 

Thank you to #NetGalley, #LucindaBerry, #Thomas&Mercer for this arc. This is my own review.

I had to give it a big 5/5 stars. It's so worth each tear. A big 5 box of tissues. A high recommend.