"The Things We Leave Unfinished" by Rebecca Yarros follows two intertwined storylines set 80 years apart. In the past timeline, Scarlett and Jameson fall in love during World War II, showcasing a powerful and complicated love story. Meanwhile, in the present day, Scarlett's great granddaughter Georgia and novelist Noah Harrison work together to complete Scarlett's unfinished manuscript, with love not being on their agenda as they antagonize each other. The transitions between past and present are flawless, as the storylines intersect through Scarlett and Jameson's letters, creating a beautiful and emotional narrative.
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Sensitive Topics/Content Warnings
There are themes of grief, loss, and emotional turmoil, which serve as important triggers for readers.
Has Romance?
The book prominently features romance in both its contemporary and historical narratives.
From The Publisher:
Told in alternating timelines, THE THINGS WE LEAVE UNFINISHED examines the risks we take for love, the scars too deep to heal, and the endings we can't bring ourselves to see coming.
Twenty-eight-year-old Georgia Stanton has to start over after she gave up almost everything in a brutal divorce-the New York house, the friends, and her pride. Now back home at her late great-grandmother's estate in Colorado, she finds herself face-to-face with Noah Harrison, the bestselling author of a million books where the cover is always people nearly kissing. He's just as arrogant in person as in interviews, and she'll be damned if the good-looking writer of love stories thinks he's the one to finish her grandmother's final novel…even if the publisher swears he's the perfect fit.
Noah is at the pinnacle of his career. With book and movie deals galore, there isn't much the "golden boy" of modern fiction hasn't accomplished. But he can't walk away from what might be the best book of the century-the one his idol, Scarlett Stanton, left unfinished. Coming up with a fitting ending for the legendary author is one thing, but dealing with her beautiful, stubborn, cynical great-granddaughter, Georgia, is quite another.
But as they read Scarlett's words in both the manuscript and her box of letters, they start to realize why Scarlett never finished the book-it's based on her real-life romance with a World War II pilot, and the ending isn't a happy one. Georgia knows all too well that love never works out, and while the chemistry and connection between her and Noah is undeniable, she's as determined as ever to learn from her great-grandmother's mistakes-even if it means destroying Noah's career.
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2 comment(s)
Have you ever read a book, and you just fell so hard into the story that when it ended you didn’t really know what to do with your life?
Well that was this book for me. The two storyline’s are just perfection and honestly, this book is fantastic. I was genuinely not expecting that plot twist. I don’t know what it is about Rebecca Yarros and what she puts in her books but I’m yet to read one of her I don’t like.
One of my all time favourites.
The books has showed the plot so creatively , the characters are so well described . The ending made my eyes blur with tears .
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