Since You've Been Gone is a nice piece of women's fiction, though there is not much to distinguish it from other typical books in the genre. The characters were typical and fairly bland (the main character of Holly was particularly bland, unfortunately), though the story line of how kindly her new love interest treats the memory of her deceased husband is nice. For those looking for something new and interesting in the genre, however, this may not be the pick. Advance reading copy provided by Netgalley/the publisher (though I did not read it until well after publication, unfortunately).