A review by chyreads29
Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan

3.0

This was ok. I appreciated the representation of struggling with su*c*dal ideation. It is so common and there has been little to no space to discuss it in media. I also enjoyed Josiah and Kassim's journey with therapy. There's a scene where Josiah's therapist asks him why he married Yasmen and he responds with a crude joke. The therapist remarks that if that was really the only reason they got married, it's no surprise they got divorced. The whole nature of their relationship proved Josiah's joke was actually truth. There was zero depth to their relationship. We don't get detailed flashback scenes explaining why they fell in love. All of their conversations in the present rely on the dark moments leading up to their divorce. Their entire relationship centers on their children, restaurant business, and physical attraction to one another. Anyone on the outside could've predicted their divorce if that was all they shared. And even in their second chance, it's still all they share. I hope the TV adaption gives us more of a solid emotional foundation between the two...