Alex crossed to the bed, where the only woman he had ever loved lay immobile. There was an ugly dark bruise along her jaw, but far more shocking was the plastic breathing tube protruding from between the lips he’d kissed only hours earlier. Despair and fear rose in Alex’s throat. 'We have a little boy. His name is Connor. He still needs his mother… We both do.'
When Lisa married Alex, she gave his life meaning. She was a professional astronomer: a stargazer. And when she gazed at Alex, she saw that behind his tough exterior was a man she could love.
Alex, Lisa and their young son Connor made a happy little universe. But then Lisa dies in a train crash, and their perfect world is destroyed. Alex is shattered by loss, and overwhelmed by the difficulties of being a single father to a six-year-old. How can he and Connor carry on without Lisa lighting up their lives?
But throughout her life Lisa touched the hearts of more people than just her family. And as those people whose fates were changed come forward after her tragic death, Alex hears their stories and begins to realise the world may not be as cruel and senseless as it seems. If you can find the strength to start over, there are new beginnings in even our most heartbreaking moments…
Million-copy bestselling author Dani Atkins returns for this gripping, powerful and emotional page turner that fans of Jodi Picoult, Diane Chamberlain and Kate Hewitt will find completely unputdownable.
First, I want to thank Dani Atkins, Bookouture and NetGalley for providing me with this book so I may bring you this review.
Dani Atkins Gone Too Soon is such a beautifully written emotionally charged story that will have you reaching for your tissues. On many occasions I shed a tear for a character or situation. This is one story you will be wanting to put on your must read pile.
I know the saying don’t judge a book by its cover. However if it grabs your attention you will want to see what the synopsis is about. For me I was hooked line and sinker with the beautiful cover of the mother and son. It pulled on my heart strings seeing the picture and then the title. The colors they chose for the graphic cover were so pretty. Oh and then you have the title that indicated this would be a good tearjerker of a book-one of my favorite kinds. This was the perfect cover for this Gone Too Soon.
In Gone Too Soon Dani Atkins brings awareness to Organ Donation and Cellular Memory. The Cellular Memory I found very interesting as I didn't know much about this topic. With everything going on in the world today Organ Donation is a topic that needs to be addressed. Nobody wants to lose a loved one but this is a way to preserve their memory and give someone a second chance at life.
The beginning of this book was written like something ripped from the headlines. Incredibly intense scenes that had me on pins and needles to find out what happened. My heart ached for all of those involved.
You could just feel the passion Dani had for each of her characters she had written. Each of them had their own incredible story that linked them all together that needed to be told.
One of my favorite characters was sweet Connor! Oh he pulled on my heartstrings hard and many times I teared up during his scenes. He was too young to understand all that was happening. I wanted to give him a big hug.
There was a surprise love connection that I didn't really see coming. Infact, I was actually rooting for someone else to steal her heart.
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The romance angle surprised me too! =)
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