whisperingchapters
Written on Feb 23, 2016
The Leaving Season was one of my 2016 anticipated releases. I loved the simplicity of the cover and the description was set to be a fantastic reading experience..... By the rating, you can tell it wasn't the case. I wasn't very invested in the beginning of the story but I will say it was good up until Nate leaves for a missionary trip to Honduras. Okay, I lie. It was good even after he left but then as the description says, a tragedy happened Nate dies (I knew just by reading the description) that changed Meredith a.k.a. Middie completely, which is very understandable but it wasn't done in a way to seem... Real? The thing is, I didn't even feel sympathy for Meredith. I couldn't find anything I liked about her especially as the story progressed.
Lee Ryan is Nate's best friend in the world. I wasn't sure I was going to like him at the beginning, but I slowly started to. He was a decent character, very honest and he seemed real, from his personality to his job to his hobbies. His friendship with Meredith was one thing I enjoyed of the story but then it was ruined. Nate was never dead. When Meredith and Lee find out, they are both happy. But Meredith pushes Lee away to continue her "perfect" life with Nate. I felt like some characters were being played because of the indecision of another character and I was so mad. If it had been done well, I might have enjoyed it but I really couldn't (it's two of the tropes I don't like).
There wasn't much happening in the story, which was a let down for me. The story had so much cheese!! I couldn't deal with it. I wish I had enjoyed this one.
I received an eARC from the publisher for free in exchange for an honest review.This review was originally posted on Latte Nights Reviews.