This is probably the most useful book I have ever read. Useful as in, good for me. It is also very, very good.

It is an unusual storyline – centred on a death and loss. It follows the grieving journey of Beth whose identical twin is killed in a car accident that she (Beth) survives. She doesn’t know how to go on living without her. Her family are also grieving but their grief is different and seems to Beth not to allow her space. The first person on the scene is an off duty firefighter (Fia) and she helps calm Beth while they are being rescued. She also later helps her through her grief.

It’s a very unconventional type of romance – but there gradually by offering support they build friendship then a relationship. Fia acknowledges Beth’s grief and uses some of the things she found helpful herself in the loss of her mother.

I’m not a twin. But I have been through the loss of my younger sister. There was nothing in this book that I couldn’t relate to. I wish I had been able to read this closer to the time of her death. My mother recently died. This book helped me process feelings I didn’t even know I had! And it was still a very good read. Thank you.

And it is definitely not all doom and gloom.

But this is a book that everyone should read.