Things Left Unsaid

By: Courtney Walsh

Narrated by: Jess Nahikian

Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins

Publisher's summary

An emotional novel of family, friendship and forgiveness from Courtney Walsh, The New York Times bestselling author of Hometown Girl.

Lyndie St. James is thrilled that her best friend, Elle, is getting married but unprepared for the emotional storm of the wedding week and returning to her childhood summer home of Sweethaven. The idyllic cottage community harbors some of her best - and worst - memories. It’s not only the tragic death of her childhood friend Cassie that has haunted her for ten years, it’s the other secrets she’s buried that have kept her from moving on.

But Lyndie isn’t the only one with secrets.

Cassie’s mother, father and brother, still struggling with the loss, have been drifting further and further apart. And Elle herself, the last to see Cassie alive, carries an impossible burden of guilt. Now reunited, each of them has a choice: to reveal the truths of that night or continue to live in its shadow. That means embarking on a personal journey of the heart - to escape the darkness and all its regrets and to finally come to terms with the past and, especially, with each other.

©2018 Courtney Walsh (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Terrible

This is one of the most poorly written books I have read in quite a long time. The language and sentences are empty and uninviting. The story is designed to proselytize pro-abstinence hogwash and the "sins" of women, who should internalize shame and carry it for the best years of their lives. What a waste of time. I just started skipping chapters and listening to the first minute of each.

Christian fiction NOT contemporary fiction

My pet peeve is miscategorizing books. Most notably calling romance or Christian fiction "contemporary fiction," two categories I can't stand.

I think the only thing the author does well is wait a few chapters before laying on the Christian stuff. Alas, 3 pastors (one the head of a mega church with 25,000 members), a "bad boy" who goes to church and is a member of a "worship team" (no idea what that is, and it's not explained), and a THERAPIST who has "lost her faith" but used to tell her clients to read the bible and pray, qualifies as Christian fiction. It also qualifies the author as...clueless. I guess you don't need a Masters degree to be a therapist. I guess you can just impose your religious views on others. Sure, great idea.

I ended up "hate reading" (or "hate listening") this book, though after the first few hours I dozed through about half of this interminable story of people who hate themselves for their perceived wrongs. All the internal dialogue and thoughts of self-loathing were a bit much. And everyone seemed to have the mental maturity of teenagers, which added to the one-note quality of the story.

Just as bad: the audio narrator. While she had a very nice voice and performed the two 28-yr-old women's voices well, the other voices (especially the male voices) we about as atrocious as I've ever heard, and this narrator will go on my "never again" list. It could also be used as an example of what not to do as an audio performer.

A beautiful story of healing

A beautiful story of healing after a devastating loss 10 years earlier. The narrator did a wonderful job!

Forgiveness and Grace

this was such a refreshing book - all about friendships, secrets, and the ones We need forgiveness from the most.

A-Maz-Ing

This book was simply amazing. Stunning observations of the power of grace, the uplifting power of redemption and the freedom of forgiveness.

Predictable but worth the read/listen

Although I felt the story was a bit predictable it was at times heartbreaking and others heartwarming. I would recommend giving it a listen.

Forgiveness

Even though I get frustrated that the author has to write all the background of each character it always makes sense. I could not put this book down. It will make you cry and have happy tears. It’s about teenagers coming together after 10 years for a wedding and memorial. They all have their own guilt and secrets. It all is put together beautifully. Must read.

Things Left Unsaid

A beautiful story about forgiveness of others and for oneself. God's grace allows that. Would recommend.

Aww this book.....

...was so heartfelt. At many times I was near tears. There were parts that made me say “Yesss””!!” Others that made me smile & of course parts that made me wanna cry. I love it!

things Left Unsaid

I enjoyed how well written the story was and how easy it flowed. Forgiveness changes lives. With that being said I found the characters a little unbelievable. Every character had a problem that needed to be solved. However, it did hold my attention how each character solved their problems. PTL!