Title: The Things We Leave Unfinished
Author: Rebecca Yarros
Publisher: Entangled
Publication Date: February 23, 2021
ISBN: 9781682815663
Synopsis:
Twenty-eight-year-old Georgia Stanton has to start over after she gave up almost everything in a brutal divorce. 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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Light, fluffy, and everything a romance novel should be, including a totally unforeseen twist, The Things We Leave Unfinished was exactly what I needed as my next audiobook this Fall. A romance story about a romance author writing the next great romantic novel, it was just about as silly as you’d expect it to be, and filled with more fluff than I knew what to do with. The characters are interesting and compelling and the story follows two great romances, keeping the reader engaged as it jumps back and forth in time.
Other than the Fourth Wing series, this is the first book by Rebecca Yarros that I’ve read. I’m also not a huge reader of straight romance. I’ve dabbled in Nicholas Sparks in the past, but more for the entertainment factor than the love story. While there’s not a ton of substance to the main romance, the historical “fictional” romance—the story within the story—is moving and more compelling as the characters fight for their lives during World War II. Still, both plot lines are easy to sink into and make the perfect distraction.
I can’t say I’m clamouring to read more of Yarros’s traditional romance work, but overall this read was pretty good. I didn’t need to concentrate too hard on my audiobook and I found I could come in and out without missing too much, while still enjoying the story along the way. It hasn’t sold me on the romance genre in general, but I’ll take a nice, fluffy, surface read like this one every once in a while. It’s perfect for passing the time.
Happy reading
Worn Pages and Ink 