Title : The You I Knew
Author : L.L. Dahlin
Genre(s) : Contemporary Gay Romance, LGBTQ+
published : September 22nd 2017
My Rating : 4 out of 5 Stars
Jeremy Adams life as he knew it was shattered ten months ago when he lost his husband Weston, the love of his life. The accident spared his husband's identical twin, Smith McKnight. When an unsuspecting Smith comes to check up on Jeremy, things happen that probably shouldn't have, causing Jeremy to decide that he has to put the past in the past and move on.
Smith McKnight is trying to put his life back together after the horrific accident that left him lost and confused, living with amnesia is like a blank slate with flashes from the past thrown in. With his soon to be ex-wife and family saying he's Smith, he tries to live up to the name. When his brother's husband, Jeremy touches him the future and the past become crystal clear. With the anniversary of the accident approaching he can't bear to tell his family, who have been working their way through the stages of grief, that something is off. While keeping certain facts to themselves, it's hard not to notice how much this dilemma is hurting the ever-honest Jeremy, truly the deception is breaking them both down.
At the end of the day are you going to be who people tell you to be, or are you going to be the person you know you are? The fate of his love and his life depends on the answer.
Smith McKnight is trying to put his life back together after the horrific accident that left him lost and confused, living with amnesia is like a blank slate with flashes from the past thrown in. With his soon to be ex-wife and family saying he's Smith, he tries to live up to the name. When his brother's husband, Jeremy touches him the future and the past become crystal clear. With the anniversary of the accident approaching he can't bear to tell his family, who have been working their way through the stages of grief, that something is off. While keeping certain facts to themselves, it's hard not to notice how much this dilemma is hurting the ever-honest Jeremy, truly the deception is breaking them both down.
At the end of the day are you going to be who people tell you to be, or are you going to be the person you know you are? The fate of his love and his life depends on the answer.
“I just want to be here…with you.”
Well, I think it's kinda hard for me to review this book without spilling any spoilers about the story. Because it's way much better if the reader read it by themselves and follow the emotional journey and feels what the author trying to 'give' to us (the reader) through her writing.
What I can say about this book is it's well written with perfect pace and lovely characters. The author portraying the grieving very well and also the emotional conflicts right on the portion. The slow pace give the readers time to mingling with Jeremy's emotions for loosing someone he love and then find back the love in the whole confusing things with his late husband twins brother, Smith.
The dilemmas and push-pull emotions before finally they find the truth was very touching.
There's a time when I want to questioning about some things that feels quite not 'right' and not logic that occurred in the story, but in the end I choose to ignore it and trying to focus on the whole idea of the story because I must admit, aside from the 'unlogic' part about 'the mistaken things', I honestly think that the story was so touching and interesting enough to enjoy.
Recommended.
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