Thank you to Goodreads.

This book was not only about family but about forgiveness and how love conquers all even with all the lies that can be told.

I especially enjoyed the relationship between Elle, Jude's (Avery's almost fiance) and Avery who goes from her job in Miami back home to Crystal, NC, after her father is injured. She hasn't been in almost 7 years after a fire that killed her baby. Elle decides to sneak into Avery's car when she goes back sort of a runaway.

The farm is a refuge once again and Avery reconciles with her sister Willow who brought her up with her father after her mother died when she was very young.

The ending was what exactly I hoped it would be too. ( )

When We Let Go is a wonderfully written novel about love, loss, grief, forgiveness and the relationships between women. The setting is beautiful and the characters are real. They are flawed and broken and they are dealing with real life experiences making it is to connect with them and become invested. Avery's journey through this story was incredible and emotional. The whole story is quite emotional but it still has an uplifting feel to it. It's an inspiring read that will stay with you long after the end.
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#FirstLine ~ Deep down I already know the truth.

Wow, this book has all the feels. I felt like the characters were connected to me and I wanted things to work out for them. This story was full of truth. The story was a heartwarming and honest look at the humility of people. An moving and memorable tale that is perfect for book clubs!!! ( )

The author has given a read that is full of love and loss, the hard part of moving on after devastation.
Be ready for this book to grab you, full of emotions, and the outcome is unknown until the end.
The young woman, Avery, has suffered the loss of her love and child, gone, and she blames herself. She also has become estranged from her sister, the woman who raised her beginning at age 8.
We are also given Luke, a man who has lost his wife and mother of his three children, two boys, and a young teenage daughter Elle.
After reacting badly when Jude proposes, Avery receives devastating news, and has to head home to NC, not realizing she has a stowaway!
This is a journey to healing and forgiveness. In the end it is forgiving yourself before you can move on.
I received this book through Net Galley and Lake Union Publishing, and was not required to give a positive review. ( )

I'm not sure how to rate this book- I hated it, and I loved it! It had a roller-coaster of emotions and feelings - hate, love, insecurity, lies (or not admitting to everything), and the inability to talk things out and make assumptions. This book also had a huge twist at the end.

I couldn't connect with anyone in this book, no matter how tragic their lives were. And maybe that was my problem, tragedy abounded, and my stomach clenched with every page I turned.

Yes, we did get a twist, and we did get a 'happily ever after,' but was it enough for me? Well, I did finish the book, so that rates a star. I did keep turning the pages to see just how mean, naive, tragic, bitchy, etc . the characters were going to be with each other. So this rates another star. Everyone transformed into the perfect people - I had to stretch my imagination for that, but I'll give it another half a star.

Definitely an emotional and deep women's read. -A half star for being true
So this is what I have two whole stars, two half stars.

A three-star read, although if I were being true to myself, I would rate it 2 stars because it is an overly emotional and over-wrought beach read. So I'm going to compromise since all of these people who loved this book can't all be wrong! 2.5 stars rounded down ( )