By Clare Leslie Hall
The Book... What a Wild Ride
When I finished the last page, I just sat there in silence.
I couldn’t move. I texted my book club: THE BOOK!!!...because honestly,
I didn’t have the words. It was too much. I felt emotionally wrung out.
This story was a rollercoaster. A heartbreaking love story
layered with pain, drama, and devastation. Every decision rippled outward. Beth,
were you even paying attention?
We're all flawed humans stumbling through life. But when I
shut the book, I was stuck between rolling my eyes and trying not to judge. Can
you really love two people? Why didn’t Beth tell Gabriel? Why was
Gabriel’s mother so awful? How did Frank forgive so easily…and why did
he take the fall for Leo? And Beth…how does she live with herself?
Set in the haunting beauty of the English countryside, the
story unfolds in dual timelines. Beth’s peaceful life with her husband Frank is
shattered by a single gunshot…aimed at her first love’s dog. Gabriel’s sudden
return unravels everything. Long-buried secrets claw their way to the surface,
forcing Beth to confront the choices that shaped her path.
This book hits every note: grief and loss, love and
betrayal, family drama, a tangled love triangle, coming-of-age moments, and a
murder trial that draws out the gossiping locals. It’s part sweeping romance,
part legal drama, part baffling mystery…and that final twist? I closed the book
with my mouth hanging open. I never saw it coming.
Maybe the title speaks to the countryside fractured by
tragedy. Or maybe it’s the country of Beth’s heart…shattered beyond repair.
All in all, it’s messy, wild, emotionally draining…and I
think…it’s absolutely worth reading.
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