The Last Time by Heather Kirchhoff
Publisher: Self
Published: 12/9/2023
Pages: 255
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Review: Not sure where I got the book
Fans of Taylor Swift and Nicholas Sparks will enjoy this heartwarming story about a girl overcoming grief.
How can you tell someone you love them if they’re gone?
Sarah Hill and Ryan Smith had it all planned out. They were going to college together after high school, get married and start a family. That is until Ryan's suicide derailed it all.
Now Sarah's haunted by questions as memories threaten to suffocate her. Their future disappears into dust before her eyes.
However, shortly after his death, she receives unexpected news. Ryan's sweet cousin steps in to offer emotional support and becomes her salvation as they process through their grief. Will Sarah's secret ruin their budding friendship?
Trigger warnings: mention of suicide, depression representation, bullying
How can you tell someone you love them if they’re gone?
Sarah Hill and Ryan Smith had it all planned out. They were going to college together after high school, get married and start a family. That is until Ryan's suicide derailed it all.
Now Sarah's haunted by questions as memories threaten to suffocate her. Their future disappears into dust before her eyes.
However, shortly after his death, she receives unexpected news. Ryan's sweet cousin steps in to offer emotional support and becomes her salvation as they process through their grief. Will Sarah's secret ruin their budding friendship?
Trigger warnings: mention of suicide, depression representation, bullying
I am not sure where I picked this book up from. I am sure the author asked if I would review it, and I said yes. This was an interesting book, our main character Sarah is in love. Her boyfriend is her whole world, until one day, he is not. Why did he do what he did? How can Sarah just live without understanding why he did it? We see Sarah go through the grief process, and it is heartwrenching. Her best friend, who should be there for her, isn't, and who can Sarah turn to? When Taylor comes into the picture, Sarah shouldn't/couldn't be happy, right? She isn't supposed to, or at least that is what she believes. We see how Sarah ends up growing as an individual and how she really tries to work on herself throughout it all. I was proud of Sarah when she finally started standing up for herself. I wasn't happy knowing that it didn't do any good. In the end Sarah could be any of us growing up to the teenagers now. The most important thing is to understand that being a bully doesn't do any good to anyone.
Heather Kirchhoff lives in Missouri with her husband, dog, six cats and several fish. She became a bookworm back in sixth grade when her teacher suggested the Phantom Stallion series by Terri Farley and instantly fell in love.
When Heather isn't writing, she enjoys reading, going on walks, taking pictures, and spending time with her family and friends. Richelle Mead, Alyson Noel and Stephenie Meyer inspired Heather to write when she was thirteen.
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