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Someone to Hold
Marie Force
Release Date: November 15
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Grief brought them together. Will it also tear them apart?
Iris
Two and a half years after suddenly losing the love of my life, I’m coming out of the fog of early grief and taking a hard look at the rest of my life. With three young children to care for on my own while also managing their grief, I haven’t had a lot of time to ponder what’s next for me. When I think about what I really want, I keep coming back to one thing. Or I should say one person, someone who understands what I’ve been through because he’s been there, too, only his losses were far worse than mine. I find myself thinking about him all the time, but is he ready for the things I want? I have no idea, but I’m determined to find out.
Iris is working through the grief of having lost her husband 2 while also raising and being strong for their three young children. She has a good support system around her, including her parents, her in-laws, and the Wild Widows group she helped co-found.
Gage lost his entire family and vowed he would never let anyone close enough to leave him feeling that much pain again. His membership in Wild Widows has helped him move on from the initial pain of loss, but he is in a bit of a holding pattern now. When Iris crawls into his bed he begins to wonder if there isn’t more out there than the pain and loneliness he’s been living with.
This was my first foray into the Wild Widows series, though I have read enough of the Fatal Series that I recognized the characters that cross over into this series. I struggled connecting with the main characters early in the book, and part of me wonders if it has to do with not having read the first book. I felt like I was missing details about the backstories of both Iris and Gage, and the opening scenes felt jarring as a result. Not having read the first book, I didn’t have a sense of their friendship before Iris was sneaking into Gage’s bed. But once I continued further and some of those details were added, I enjoyed watching the journey both characters found themselves on.
I loved watching Gage find a place in Iris’s family. Her children are so sweet and curious, and though they still miss their father, they adjust relatively well to a new friend in their lives. I love the way Gage is sensitive to what the kids need without trying to take over.
Despite the depths of pain that each character has had to go through, this book does a good job of showing the hope for the future and the possibilities that can come from opening up after a loss. Even though both characters are still in the grieving process, the emotions never overwhelmed the story. I figured I’d be a blubbering mess with the shared grief, but was pleasantly surprised by the direction the story took. Yes, there was pain to deal with, but there was also so much more.
The Wild Widows are a group of widows who have become friends through their support group and they show up for each other in every way. I am interested in the stories that were teased in the background and some of the additional characters that make up this ensemble of friends.
Her books have sold more than 10 million copies worldwide, have been translated into more than a dozen languages and have appeared on the New York Times bestseller more than 30 times. She is also a USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller, as well as a Spiegel bestseller in Germany.
Her goals in life are simple—to finish raising two happy, healthy, productive young adults, to keep writing books for as long as she possibly can and to never be on a flight that makes the news.
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