Ingrid Erikson has worked her way up from an internship at a publisher, to its golden editor with the submission and meteoric rise of her best friend's best selling series. When Cece passes away unexpectedly, before the final installment of the series can be submitted, Ingrid finds herself not only drowning in grief, but also in danger of losing her job. With one final ultimatum from her boss, she returns to the only place she's ever called home, to confront her grief in the form of her ex-boyfriend, her best friend's mom who treated her like a second daughter, and the secrets that she didn't even know were there to discover.
There are so many layers to this novel that it's impossible to do it justice in a short review. The writing is gorgeous, the characters are tragic and compelling, and the story reels you in in so many directions you don't know which answer you want first. Even the title is layered within the story, with words "lost" in so many ways - the physical manuscript, the relationships with words left unspoken, and the reading comprehension that grief has stolen from Ingrid. I found myself torn over whether to tear through this book to reach the conclusions, or to savor its depth slowly. I see that it's listed as part of a series, and that is an exciting discovery.
I give this book 5 stars. Nicole Deese has astounded with her last several novels, and this one is just another shining installment.
You can find The Words We Lost HERE.
You can find the author HERE.There are so many layers to this novel that it's impossible to do it justice in a short review. The writing is gorgeous, the characters are tragic and compelling, and the story reels you in in so many directions you don't know which answer you want first. Even the title is layered within the story, with words "lost" in so many ways - the physical manuscript, the relationships with words left unspoken, and the reading comprehension that grief has stolen from Ingrid. I found myself torn over whether to tear through this book to reach the conclusions, or to savor its depth slowly. I see that it's listed as part of a series, and that is an exciting discovery.
I give this book 5 stars. Nicole Deese has astounded with her last several novels, and this one is just another shining installment.
You can find The Words We Lost HERE.
I received a digital copy of this book, via NetGalley, from the publisher, in exchange for my honest review.
