SYNOPSIS
She could not look into the future until she’d let go of the past.
Since losing her husband, Tobias, in a tragic accident, Carol Denman has been on a journey of self-growth. She’s taken steps to finally grieve her daughter’s death, forgive her first husband, and mend her broken relationship with her mother. The one heartbreak she can’t seem to come to terms with is losing her husband.
As Carol continues her travels, family, old friends, and new confidants want to help her heal. However, this is a path Carol must travel alone. She knows her husband would want her to be happy again. She just has to figure out how to move forward.
Carol must dig deep to find a way back to the peace and happiness she once had in her life with Tobias. Coming to terms with being a widow isn’t going to be easy, but with the support from her loved ones and a few strangers, Carol embarks on her most poignant journey yet—finding a life without regrets.
MY THOUGHTS
All I can say is it's very hard to read when your eyes are watering so bad. When tears are streaming down your face. This book.. It's good but so sad. I was afraid of this. Hubby looks around and says what wrong. I tell him and he has the nerve to suggest I stop reading said book... I can't. It may be very emotional. It might make me weep bit heavy tears... But it's still good. It's about feelings. About the heart. About learning. It's about reading.
This is the third and final book in this trilogy. Carol/Caroline is on a quest to find closure. From so many losses. She's had way to many for any one person to live with. From the first book you get to know her life with her daughter, Katie, and her husband, John. That book will leave you in sobbing heartbreaking tears from the start to the finish. Then you read the second and get to know more. More about Carol's second husband, Tobias. He's such a likable person and losing him is beyond comprehension too.
This book takes you on Carol's journey to find out how to move on after losing so much. How to come to terms with the idea that she deserves to be happy. She deserves to have a full life again. Loss can floor the best of us. Take us down a dark highway and make it almost impossible to find the light again. But it can be done. Carol goes to on such a journey and comes out the other end a mush stronger person. She finally finds peace in her life. She gets in touch with herself. She understand that she is not to blame for any of the losses.
This series deals with so many topics. Loss, alcoholism, anger, understanding, moving on again, forgiving and a diagnosis of PTSD. Forgiving not only others but also yourself. I was happy to find out that Carol/Caroline will be ok. She can move beyond such sadness. She can find happiness again.
All the characters from the first two books are brought back here. I love them all. I even like Judith, Carol's mom. She had to grow on me but she finally did. I actually started liking her in the second book but more in this one. The characters feel so real and like family. All the places Carol goes make you feel right at home.
Marci Bolden has created a wonderful series here. A very emotional one, but still, very good. Makes you stop and appreciate life better. Don't take anything for granted.
Thank you to #NetGalley, #MarciBolden, #PinkSandsPress for this arc. This is my own heartfelt thoughts.
5/5 stars and the highest recommendation. Be sure and read A LIFE WITHOUT WATER & A LIFE WITHOUT FLOWERS first.
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