The Things We Leave Unfinished

A heart-wrenching new novel from best-selling author Rebecca Yarros that examines the risks we take for love, the scars too deep to heal, and the endings we can't bring ourselves to see coming.

Contains mature themes.

©2021 Rebecca Yarros (P)2021 Tantor

Exceptional

I listen to hundreds of books a year on Audible. I very rarely feel the need to write a review. This is a book I HAD to write a review about. This book captivated me. I couldn't stop listening. It was also heart-wrenching so be prepared to cry. I highly recommend this to anyone that wants a good romance and a cry.

Beautiful love story

This was a really beautiful love story. It was so wonderfully written; how the story takes us to the World War II era in England and the love story of this beautiful, smart British woman and this equally wonderful, loving American man. Their love is unexpected and explosive and just too much, until it is no more. At the same time we learn about her great-granddaughter and her own love story, as in parallel with so many similar situations. Wow! I cried a lot! And definitely loved it! I need more books by this author in my life. This was my first one.

5 STARS ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

One of the best books I’ve read this year! I don’t do spoilers so all I’m gonna say is . . . You won’t regret using a credit card!

parallel love stories, have tissues

This was my first read by this author and won't be my last. I loved her writing style - fresh voice, polished writing, agency of characters, rich historical detail, emotional backstory and development - all of it kept me turning pages (or rather, listening - fabulous job by the narrators with the audiobook). It was a heart-wrenching read toward the end and with a twist (I sort of expected it but appreciated the turn of events nonetheless - have tissues!). I liked Georgia and Noah's dynamic and arc. Scarlet and Jamieson took a bit more for me to get into, but I did fall into a rhythm with the back and forth of time lines of then and now. The historical research shows. I loved all the side characters as well. So good. Highly recommend. Looking forward to another read from Rebecca Yarros.

Very engaging, wonderful story

I listened to this book on a road trip and loved every minute. I’m a fan of both narrators who did a masterful job of bringing the characters to life; both the main characters and many other minor ones. Since it switches between two time periods, it’d be easy to get confused but the narration is so well done, I had no trouble following it. The characters are well developed and there is a lot of beautifully written and performed emotion that hits all the feels. There is even a twist or two that I didn’t see coming. It’ll definitely be a re-listen for me. I loved it!