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More Than We Can Tell by Brigid Kemmerer
5.0
SURPRISE, SURPRISE. ANOTHER BOOK BY KEMMERER THAT I LOVED.
It honestly does not matter which book by Brigid I'm picking up. I'm going to fall in love with it, and wish I hadn't read through it so quickly by the time I'm done. Honestly, all I can think about this week is the characters she's written and also how mind-bogglingly talented she is. (Is bogglingly even a word? I have my doubts, but you get the gist I'm sure.) From contemporary romances to a fantasy series that has blown my mind, once Kemmerer sets out to write something, she accomplishes it.
In this book, I got to meet characters I already partially knew! I loved Declan and Juliet, so seeing their relationship from a third party perspective was so very welcomed. But, Rev and Emma - God, where do I get started?
In Letters to the Lost, we meet Rev, and we learn that he suffered a traumatic childhood at the hands of his father, and when we enter More Than We Can Tell, it's pretty clear this book is going to get heavy. One of the best parts of Kemmerer's books is how she doesn't shy away from the ugly parts of life. We get to fall in love through the characters she creates and the stories she weaves, but we hurt alongside them too. As someone who relates to these themes more than I would like, it's a relief to see it written in an honest way, even though it's painful.
While suffering from different hardships, Rev and Emma manage to find each other. And while I am always for one person of a relationship saving the other, we read how they respect each other enough to save themselves, but we also watch them learn that you can depend on those you love, as well.
As always, the references placed in these books are extremely welcomed and appreciated. I could talk about these books all day long. Honestly. I've got them on my list to reread after Cursebreakers #2 and the Elementals series.
It honestly does not matter which book by Brigid I'm picking up. I'm going to fall in love with it, and wish I hadn't read through it so quickly by the time I'm done. Honestly, all I can think about this week is the characters she's written and also how mind-bogglingly talented she is. (Is bogglingly even a word? I have my doubts, but you get the gist I'm sure.) From contemporary romances to a fantasy series that has blown my mind, once Kemmerer sets out to write something, she accomplishes it.
In this book, I got to meet characters I already partially knew! I loved Declan and Juliet, so seeing their relationship from a third party perspective was so very welcomed. But, Rev and Emma - God, where do I get started?
In Letters to the Lost, we meet Rev, and we learn that he suffered a traumatic childhood at the hands of his father, and when we enter More Than We Can Tell, it's pretty clear this book is going to get heavy. One of the best parts of Kemmerer's books is how she doesn't shy away from the ugly parts of life. We get to fall in love through the characters she creates and the stories she weaves, but we hurt alongside them too. As someone who relates to these themes more than I would like, it's a relief to see it written in an honest way, even though it's painful.
While suffering from different hardships, Rev and Emma manage to find each other. And while I am always for one person of a relationship saving the other, we read how they respect each other enough to save themselves, but we also watch them learn that you can depend on those you love, as well.
As always, the references placed in these books are extremely welcomed and appreciated. I could talk about these books all day long. Honestly. I've got them on my list to reread after Cursebreakers #2 and the Elementals series.