Someone Like You

I loved this book - it was such a unique concept and a storyline that I hadn't read before.

I loved Hannah and Brody as main characters - I especially thought Brody (and John) were both very sensitively written in how they acted around Hannah in light of her past and I loved this. Brody never felt overbearing or the romance too much after what Hannah had been through.

Many times I was holding my breath waiting to see what would happen next and couldn't put the book down.

I was provided an ARC by NetGalley and HQ publishing in exchange for an honest review.

I didn't know what I was getting myself into but wow this book was a roller coaster of emotions for me. It was almost like looking into a mirror. Hannah is the first book character I saw myself in. We both lived through the same trauma, and it was refreshing to see someone just like me in a book. For a long time, I avoided books with this topic, but for some reason, this book spoke to me. I'm so glad I had the honor of reading it. Not to mention the epilogue was an exact replica of what happened to me and my forever. Dog and all.

Some of the things I loved was the setting and the friendships between all the characters. It really provided such a small town feel with everyone knowing everyone. The friendships Hannah made really showed the care everyone had for her and her daughter. Not to mention Andrew is such a gentleman. I was constantly swooning over him.

I did have some issues with the dialogue. I found some points to be confusing and hard to tell who was speaking. Some points didn't have “he said/she said” so I had to go back a few times to try to understand the conversation. Another issue I had was that we occasionally missed weeks at a time between scenes. I think it would have been nice to see them getting closer to make their relationship more believable. Even if it was just a look into their text conversations. It wasn't until the end that I finally accepted that they made sense together.

If the content of DV isn't triggering to you, I highly suggest you pick up this book. Romance aside, this was an empowering book about a woman taking control of her life and getting the freedom and independence she deserves.