Book Review: When I Should've Stayed

 




TROPES

πŸ‘™ Second Chance
πŸ‘©πŸΌ‍❤️‍πŸ’‹‍πŸ‘¨πŸΌ Divorce Never Finalized
πŸ’ž He Stayed, She Left
πŸ’Ό He Never Stopped Loving Her
❤️ All The Feels

He may have let her slip away, but he never stopped loving her. Josie: Before the Moment There are ghosts at every corner. In the stolen kisses while I waitressed at the diner, in the town festivals at the square, in the many jokes about Betty Bagley and her pie at the Fall Farmer’s Market, and in the countless nights watching Clay make drinks with that handsome smile of his while I sat on a stool at his bar. It should all feel familiar and comforting, and yet, it just makes it hard to breathe. 

Tonight will be a defining moment for the rest of my life. I have to end it now…before it ends me. Clay: After the Moment When Josie and I said “I do,” I thought it’d be us against the world forever. But I wasn’t expecting the world to be so against us. I know I should’ve stayed that night. And I definitely should have gone back sooner. Because I don’t know how to be here. I don’t know how to be anywhere. I don’t know how to be without Josie at all. 

She’s fun and fiery and strong-willed and stands up for the people she loves—even when it borders on reckless. She’s everything good about humanity—my perfect person. She might say we’re done, but it’s not over. We’ll never be over.


My Review

Talk about a bumpy road. That is what Clay and Josie's relationship was. It was not an easy one. It was filled with smiles, tears, laughter, and love. It is their love for each other that helped keep them going strong. That and the support and love of their family and friends. 

I really liked how Clay and Josie first met. Josie was a sassy one. Clay fell first and hard for Josie. Yet, he was giving me golden retriever energy that I loved. When these two broke up, I did not doubt that they would end up back together some point down the road. 

This book goes through different time periods to showcase Clay and Josie's relationship. It is an emotional one. This book is a character driven story. I know I stayed and am glad I read this book. 


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