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A review by ljamison01
Alone with You by Aly Martinez
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
What an emotional roller coaster this book took me through. The MMC Truett is living a stagnant life. He is an agoraphobic, who is suffering from PTSD and dealing with lots of loss and grief. One kept help but feel bad for Truett he’s not really living or enjoying life. His days are organized so that there is no thought involved. Gwen the MFC after a ten year marriage where she was emotionally abused by her narcissistic husband, left with her son Nate. Gwen has decided to buy the towns diner and remodel and rename it. Imagine her surprise when she discovers True there on a Wednesday. True then continues to show up every Wednesday even though it’s closed for remodeling. The closing of this diner has a profound affect on him because True has made himself visit this place to get out of his house and as a sense of normalcy. There are many other issues going on in this book that are revealed later on (like the relationship between True and Gwen) as well as what happened to True to cause him to retreat from the world. This is a very heavy, sad book but so touching and thoughtful too. As with all my reviews I refuse to give spoilers. I think every book needs to be read and experienced by the reader alone. This is an angsty book, there is a trigger warning at the beginning of the book.