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rmarcin's review against another edition
4.0
Josh’s partner, Grace, does suddenly, leaving Josh feeling guilty. However, he must take care of her son, 7-year Logan, just as he promised he would. However, as he tries to look into getting guardianship of Logan in anticipation of adoption, he finds that Grace was hiding something about her past. As he digs deeper, he puts himself in danger.
This is a story of what a family is, and what you will do to save your family.
I enjoyed this book right up until the end, I just didn’t care for how the story was resolved.
This is a story of what a family is, and what you will do to save your family.
I enjoyed this book right up until the end, I just didn’t care for how the story was resolved.
wallabygold's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
marilynw's review
3.0
Grace, partner of five years, to Josh, and mother to seven year old Logan, dies in an accident. Sadly Grace was always hesitant to speak of Logan's first two years, before she met and partnered with Josh, so when Josh starts digging for documents and information about Logan's past, so that he can become Logan's legal guardian, at first Josh can't find any records. Deeper digging leads to finding paperwork that causes Josh to wonder what Grace was hiding and what lies she may have told. Recovering alcoholic Josh is dealing with grief, a heartbroken and angry little boy, financial strain due to the loss of Grace's paycheck and now the thought that he might lose the little boy that he thought of as his son.
The love between Josh and Logan is heartwarming and real. I also enjoyed getting to know Josh's sister and Josh's best friend, two of the many people who help Josh and Logan through the heartbreak of losing a mother and a partner. Josh embarks on a mission to find out Logan's past, something he feels he must do before he can move on and something he knows may mean losing Logan forever. My heart ached at his situation, a situation where the legal answer could mean a life of abuse and hardship for Logan, depending on what Josh's search revealed.
I was very invested in this mystery and what would happen to Josh and Logan and the secrets Grace was hiding but once we get closer to finding out the secrets, things didn't hold together very well for me. So many people had to make so many weird, strange, dumb decisions to get to the resolution of the book that is just seemed way too far fetched in the end. The book is worth reading and each reader can decide for themselves how they feel about the ending of the book and I know others feel differently than I do because of the rave reviews I've read. This is my first book by Hannah Mary McKinnon and I plan to read more of her books in the future even though I had problems with the way the last part of the book came together.
Publication date : May 28, 2019
Thank you to Mira/HarperCollins and Edelweiss for this ARC.
The love between Josh and Logan is heartwarming and real. I also enjoyed getting to know Josh's sister and Josh's best friend, two of the many people who help Josh and Logan through the heartbreak of losing a mother and a partner. Josh embarks on a mission to find out Logan's past, something he feels he must do before he can move on and something he knows may mean losing Logan forever. My heart ached at his situation, a situation where the legal answer could mean a life of abuse and hardship for Logan, depending on what Josh's search revealed.
I was very invested in this mystery and what would happen to Josh and Logan and the secrets Grace was hiding but once we get closer to finding out the secrets, things didn't hold together very well for me. So many people had to make so many weird, strange, dumb decisions to get to the resolution of the book that is just seemed way too far fetched in the end. The book is worth reading and each reader can decide for themselves how they feel about the ending of the book and I know others feel differently than I do because of the rave reviews I've read. This is my first book by Hannah Mary McKinnon and I plan to read more of her books in the future even though I had problems with the way the last part of the book came together.
Publication date : May 28, 2019
Thank you to Mira/HarperCollins and Edelweiss for this ARC.
read247_instyle_inca's review
5.0
Wow! This story held my attention throughout and caught me by suprise in more than one spot. I loved the development and description of the relationship between Josh and Logan. Very heartbreaking and believable. Having the story told through Josh's point of view was brilliant (congratulations on writing from a male POV!). Looking forward to reading more from Hannah Mary McKinnon.
daliafarra's review
2.0
2.5. I don’t think I was the right audience for this. The writing was good but the story made me roll my eyes more than once. I finished it, and it was entertaining enough, but not something I’d recommend.
kevorkian's review against another edition
5.0
Another five star read by Hannah Mary McKinnon! She is a true genius here, friends.
At the very beginning I was having a bit of a hard time getting into the book because I'm not used to reading books from a male character's perspective. Once I got going, though, I was all in. I NEEDED to know where Logan came from! This is a super quick paced family drama that leads into a twist I never would've seen coming, ever.
I will always recommend Hannah Mary McKinnon books and can't wait to read her latest book, You Will Remember Me, which comes out this May!
At the very beginning I was having a bit of a hard time getting into the book because I'm not used to reading books from a male character's perspective. Once I got going, though, I was all in. I NEEDED to know where Logan came from! This is a super quick paced family drama that leads into a twist I never would've seen coming, ever.
I will always recommend Hannah Mary McKinnon books and can't wait to read her latest book, You Will Remember Me, which comes out this May!
samalvarez823's review against another edition
5.0
What would you do to save a child? What would you do if you found out the child was not who you thought it was?
WOW, WOW, just simply WOW!
This is my first of Hannah Mary McKinnon’s books to read and I’m simply flabbergasted at how WONDERFUL the story was!!
I started reading in carpool line and then it became where I just couldn’t stop reading so, I continued to read at home. This book is an absolute Must Read!! The way Hannah spins the story, the little details she provides that end up becoming big parts of the story. This book was written very carefully and thoughtfully. The emotions, the highs and lows all fit into the story perfectly!
“When Josh’s longtime partner, Grace, dies in a tragic accident, he is left with a mess of grief—and full custody of her seven-year-old son, Logan. While not his biological father, Josh has been a dad to Logan in every way that counts, and with Grace gone, Logan needs him more than ever.
Wanting to do right by Logan, Josh begins the process of becoming his legal guardian—something that seems suddenly urgent, though Grace always brushed it off as an unnecessary formality. But now, as Josh struggles to find the paperwork associated with Logan’s birth, he begins to wonder whether there were more troubling reasons for Grace’s reluctance to make their family official.” -Goodreads
I cannot say enough good things about this book and the author! I will be on a Book Tour in September for this amazing read, so please stay tuned to my FB, IG and blog!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Please, go and purchase this book! It is so so good!!
WOW, WOW, just simply WOW!
This is my first of Hannah Mary McKinnon’s books to read and I’m simply flabbergasted at how WONDERFUL the story was!!
I started reading in carpool line and then it became where I just couldn’t stop reading so, I continued to read at home. This book is an absolute Must Read!! The way Hannah spins the story, the little details she provides that end up becoming big parts of the story. This book was written very carefully and thoughtfully. The emotions, the highs and lows all fit into the story perfectly!
“When Josh’s longtime partner, Grace, dies in a tragic accident, he is left with a mess of grief—and full custody of her seven-year-old son, Logan. While not his biological father, Josh has been a dad to Logan in every way that counts, and with Grace gone, Logan needs him more than ever.
Wanting to do right by Logan, Josh begins the process of becoming his legal guardian—something that seems suddenly urgent, though Grace always brushed it off as an unnecessary formality. But now, as Josh struggles to find the paperwork associated with Logan’s birth, he begins to wonder whether there were more troubling reasons for Grace’s reluctance to make their family official.” -Goodreads
I cannot say enough good things about this book and the author! I will be on a Book Tour in September for this amazing read, so please stay tuned to my FB, IG and blog!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Please, go and purchase this book! It is so so good!!
crystalturner2's review against another edition
3.0
3+ ⭐️
Great premise. Asked a lot of ethical questions. The big one: do right by your (non-biological) child, or “do the right thing”? How well do you really know a person? Good, thought-provoking stuff.
I liked the way the author handles grief and relationships, but the actual writing style wasn’t my favorite. Something about “sucking dust bunnies into the abyss of the vacuum cleaner” comes to mind.
Great premise. Asked a lot of ethical questions. The big one: do right by your (non-biological) child, or “do the right thing”? How well do you really know a person? Good, thought-provoking stuff.
I liked the way the author handles grief and relationships, but the actual writing style wasn’t my favorite. Something about “sucking dust bunnies into the abyss of the vacuum cleaner” comes to mind.