Her mother in law, Aspen, is also truly awful. The writing is great and I think the portrait of Eve and her family is done really well. The plunge into this deep and profound grief is like a bleak and all-consuming ocean, and it shows how everything can end up being a trigger for someone who has spent many years of their life with someone who is suddenly and cruelly torn away. She handles her loss very poorly, falling into a depression that alienates her from her large and loving family, self-medicating with alcohol and substances, and dialing it in at a job that she never really loved.

In fact, she was the one who discovered the body. SOMEDAY, MAYBE is the story of Eve, a woman who has just found out that her husband unalived himself. If you didn't read the summary for this book, you might assume that you had gotten your hands on a chick-lit or a contemporary romance, and NOTHING- I repeat, NOTHING- could be father from the truth. This book is the perfect example of why the oversaturation of the illustrated cover trend has gotten some people so frustrated. Instagram || Twitter || Facebook || Amazon || Pinterest And if you suffer from ANY form of suicidal ideation NO NOT READ THIS BOOK. Supportive and loving and everything a person could dream of without it feeling false and trite.Īnyway, I can't recommend this book highly enough.Īlthough a word of CAUTION ⚠️ : if you are currently wading through a period of grief yourself or find grief triggering, you might want to reconsider this choice. I want to be born into that family in my next life.

The star of this book for me, however, was Eve's family.

Anyone who has experienced true grief can tell you that it's fucking messy and completely without rationality. The author did a great job of showing and not telling and flawlessly captured the volatile world of grief without making the reader feel buried by it. The writing was awesome and I enjoyed it immensely. It's grief and pain stacked upon grief and pain.Īnd yet, this was also one of the easiest and most digestible reads of the year for me, which is a huge credit to the author's skill. So I'll do my best with what I have in the moment. I'm just going to lay something down here because I don't want to forget my thoughts and I just haven't felt compelled to write the review I really wanted.

Maybe someday book