“I love you, Christian. Always. There is nothing that could make me stop loving you. Nothing that could make me stop needing you. You are my start and you are my finish, the once who’s going to be there for everything in between.”
This is the third book in A.L. Jackson's Take This Regret series. The book follows the story of Christian and Elizabeth. Told in Christian and Elizabeth's POV, alternating present and past events. The events in this book followed almost a year after Take This Regret. When I read TTR, I though wow there were so much angst and I thought it couldn't get any worse. Well I am dumbfounded. This book made me feel all kinds of pain and angst. From the first chapter I already felt the pain. The author is brilliant in making stories that will make readers cry, the ugly type of cry. And her books deal with real life issues, mature topics that will tear you apart. Its about pain, grief, resentments, bitterness, lack of communication. The 100% recipe for disaster and broken relationships.
In this book, Elizabeth became depressed, she's grieving. I felt her pain. I felt her anger. Her disappointment. Because of her pain, her inability to move forward she'd become selfish. She hurt Christian. Her grief clouded all the other emotions in her. What's left is grief and numbness. I was really disappointed in her but at the same time my heart broke for her. I also felt Christian's heart breaking. He may have pushed her too hard too soon, but it was really palpable how much he loves her. I also wanted to punch Logan for him.
Their issues reminded me of another book that I love - Arsen. Almost similar traumatic issue. Anyone who suffered this kind of situation would not come out unscathed. Even me, only a reader to the story almost wasn't able to take the grief and pain, what more if it happened to you in real life. Can you imagine watching your life fall apart on the same day when it should have been the start of everything.
There were moments when I had to take a breather from reading this book. Like I wanted to chicken out and not finish it. But it would really be unfair because the book is brilliant. I really really loved it. When I reached the almost happiest but happened to be the saddest part of the book I couldn't hold it any longer and I cried and cried and cried for Christian and Elizabeth. I felt the strongest heart wrenching pain I have ever felt when reading a book. This book took the number one spot. This is highly recommended. I love A.L. Jackson. Hoping to read more of her books.
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