Review: The Day He Went Away by Jennifer Millikin
TITLE: The Day He Went Away AUTHOR: Jennifer Millikin GENRE: Contemporary Romance RELEASE DATE: November 10th, 2016
It took 20 years for perfectionist PR pro Kate Masters to fall for her best friend, Army scout Ethan Shepherd, but only seconds for their lives to shatter. When an ill-fated deployment cuts short Ethan’s life, Kate's perfectly planned future vanishes. Heart in pieces, Kate abandons who she is for a reckless and dangerous existence. Army medic Nick Hunter made a promise to Ethan, his brother-in-arms, before tragedy ripped his friend away. Upon leaving the military, Nick moves to Ethan’s hometown, his determination to uphold his promise as strong as his need to heal his own broken heart. What he finds when he arrives isn’t at all what he thought he was getting into. Kate isn’t interested in healing, making it impossible for Nick to keep his promise. To survive grief this profound, Kate must learn how to forge a new path, and open herself up to the possibility of an unplanned happiness. The Day He Went Away explores the devastation of loss, the beauty in losing yourself, and the transcendent power of grief.
The Day He Went Away is beautiful story about the battle of grief.
Kate has had Ethan in her life forever. They grew up together and while he’s been in love for a good part of that time, she just admitted the feelings aren’t one sided. With the promise to start their life together as a couple, Ethan goes on his last mission in Afghanistan… but never returns. She’s left trying to learn to live again with the help of family and friends.
Ethan’s friend from the army, Nick, helps her in her process after a promise he made him. This book is really an poignant journey that leaves you shattered by moments, but also with hope. The power of love and friendship is well demonstrated in this book while we see Kate trying to overcome her sorrow and struggling to live again.
I really enjoyed the story, but I must admit that I didn’t completely connect as much as I wanted with the whole book. The emotional stuff was really well written, but I felt that the in between was sometimes too monotonous to keep me interested. Still, this novel is generally a good work from this author!
**Ebook provided by the author in exchange for an honest review**
