And Then I Met You

But I also really really loved it. When it first came out I read the summary and decided not to read it and took it off of my TBR list because I wasn’t in a place mentally that I could handle it. I just got the notification that the second book came out and decided that I would spend the weekend reading both books. The story and the way it’s told and flows captures you and pulls you in from the first sentence and it wraps its vines around your heart so intricately that you feel warm and fuzzy, and then it starts to squeeze and it’s a pressure in your chest, but it keeps getting tighter and then it hurts, and you find yourself in another room from your wife reading the last few chapters, completely sobbing and not at all in control or your emotions. This one left me emotional for days. It was such a beautiful love story and told impeccably. I loved it so much, but I have completely been torn in two. The book and story are 10/10, but the sadness I feel leaves me 2/10. You should definitely read this, if you’re curious but be prepared to cry, or sob in my case. Well done it was another fantastic journey through your words.

I can't put into words how much this story affects me. I believe this is the best love story I have ever read. I also believe it's a book everyone should read. Although I have always dreamed of a love like this, it's passed me by. I have reread this book so many times over the last year, when I first read it on Kindle unlimited and then bought it, that I've lost count. I reread it every couple of months, and I still laugh and cry just as much as I did the first time I read this story. It has had such a profound effect on the way I approach life. I try to "live like Willow" as much as possible. Thank you, Erica, for writing such a beautiful story. As I've already stated, I highly recommend that everyone should read this book. I absolutely love all the characters in this story, from the main characters to all the supporting characters. I hope that everyone who reads this book is affected by the story as much as I have and that they, too, "live like Willow."

I absolutely loved this book and didn't want it to end for many reasons. I felt every emotion in this story so it was a bit of a rollercoaster that I would ride over and over. I actually feel almost like I lost someone I knew after reading this story. You couldn't help but fall in love with all of the characters (minus Rosemary's "parents") especially Willow. Everything about her was just contagious and drew you in making it impossible not to love her. I put off reading this book because I wasn't sure if I would really like it based of the synopsis but I am so glad I read it and wish I hadn't waited so long. The only thing I wish would have been different was learning just how Willow died and a little of how everyone handled it. The book was based around her fate and the day she was going to die and I feel like it was just passed over with a " I got the call" then flashing to 2yrs later. How did Rosemary's parents take their daughters loss of her wife and their granddaughter losing a mother? Did any of them ever discover that both Willow and Rosemary knew that day was coming? What kind of service did they hold for her? Was it at the barn at sunset full of love and happiness like she would have wanted?

I’m not sure how I feel about this book! I can’t decide if I’m glad i read it or not because I just feel shattered. Maybe with time I’ll get perspective? However, I will always wish that it had ended differently! I read books for enjoyment, to get away from the crap in the world, I read for the happily ever after. So I’m not sure if I should have read this book. But I did love the characters and a lot of it was enjoyable. It was also very well written.

SAPPHIC BOOK BINGO: meet-cute, favorite trope, coming-out story, possibly other categories Two young adults fall for each other, but a supposed end date pushes one of the MCs to resist an "all in" commitment. Once she finally allows herself the gift if their love, it's all they've dreamed far their happiness. Then, the expected happens. This is not a HEA, but it's a beautiful love story that will make you wonder - is it destiny, or a manifested outcome?