You Were There Too by Colleen Oakley Book Review. Thank you so much to Berkley Publishing for this free review copy!
Summary:
Mia is happily married to Harrison, although they’re not without their struggles. However, Mia has always had a reoccurring dream of another man. She clearly sees his face, but doesn’t know who he is. Then one day she meets him, the man she’s been dreaming of for years. The most confusing part of it is that he’s been dreaming of her too.
Review:
I was immediately drawn to the description of this book. I had some pretty high hopes, which I’m glad to say were exceeded. However, I tend to hate stories of straying spouses and the summary seemed to indicate this was a possibility, but without giving any spoilers, I appreciated how this complicated situation was written. The story is nuanced, but the writing is direct. Typically I don’t like when the author tells me exactly what the characters are thinking and feeling, but it works so well here! I love that we can see how honest Mia is being with herself and the struggle she is going through. What makes this book so interesting is her thought process and I was happy to have it laid out in front of me.
I like that I genuinely didn’t know how this book was going to end. I had an inkling, but it didn’t actually go the way I predicted. Something unique about this book is that I knew there really couldn’t be a happily ever after, someone was going to have to be hurt (that’s not a spoiler, it’s just how it is). I have a lot of emotions around the ending and I look forward to chatting about it and hearing others thoughts.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 – I really liked it and highly recommend it if the synopsis draws you in. I know the ideas of dreams/premonitions isn’t for everyone, but I recommend suspending a bit of disbelief, if necessary, and giving it a try. For fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid- it reminds me a bit of One True Loves, but both are completely unique stories.
Trigger warning: miscarriage/infertility
The details…
Rating: 4.5 stars
Publisher: Berkley Publishing
ISBN: 9781984806468
Get it at: Amazon or Book Depository
Publish Date: January 7, 2020
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Summary from the publisher:
Mia Graydon’s life looks picket-fence perfect; she has the house, her loving husband, and dreams of starting a family. But she has other dreams too — unexplained, recurring ones starring the same man. Still, she doesn’t think much of them, until a relocation to small-town Pennsylvania brings her face to face with the stranger she has been dreaming about for years. And this man harbors a jaw-dropping secret of his own—he’s been dreaming of her too.
Determined to understand, Mia and this not-so-stranger search for answers. But when diving into their pasts begins to unravel her life in the present, Mia emerges with a single question—what if?
You Were There Too by Colleen Oakley Book Review.
