What We’re Reading in September 2025
CURRENTLY READING
Left of Forever
by Tarah DeWitt
A second-chance romance that will tear your heart out and slowly mend it together. Prepare your heart.
This second chance hits different. It will tear your heart out and slowly mend it back together. I think this is my first divorcés revisit-the-relationship love story. Ooomph, absolutely heart-wrenching. But ask me how hard I was rooting for them!
Wren and Ellis are childhood sweethearts and have grown so intertwined throughout their lives. The bumps, breaks, everything in between and on the other end of the spectrum have shaped their hearts and souls. And we get to witness their journey back to each other — those tentative steps, the cleaning of old wounds so they can heal properly.
Get ready for a journey you probably aren’t prepared for. But I promise it’ll be worth it.
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What Victoria Loved
VICTORIA’S RATING: 4/5
Now, imagine getting an anonymous letter from the love of your life stating, “Even the most consuming love doesn’t mean happiness in the end. I can attest to that.” My heart would break, and it nearly breaks Ellis all over again.
If you want a book that captures what it feels like to find your life’s big love and describes in painful accuracy that desire to be together and a love worth risking everything just for a chance to fight for each other, the fire of that want… this is it. All of that comes across crystal clear with Wren and Ellis. Even when they’re not together, they’re connected. They belong. And I think their story also underlines the importance of communicating dreams, fears and desires. Especially when life gets hard.
This book brought tears to my eyes because Ellis is so clearly gone for Wren. And her love for him is just as big. Choosing each other over and over. Falling in love at the little things and the big things. That’s what we’re fighting for.
And outside of the MMCs, the supporting cast is truly special. I love the dynamic between the Byrd siblings and their partners. They’re genuinely friends and they show up for each other in every way. They love each other so freaking big, and I think it’s all stems from how hard Ellis and Wren love them and how they support each other.
I’ve always believed that you have to care for yourself and heal your wounds in order to grow. And you have to grow independently before you can grow alongside someone. And when you find your partner, they should help hold you up and provide a guiding light when you need it, but they shouldn’t have to dig you out of a hole alone while simultaneously trying to keep themselves afloat. And I think Left of Forever captures that beautifully. Love isn’t always a glamorous happily ever after — there are so many factors that could derail it, and it’s the winding road back that matters, right? How do you balance the needs of all involved while being true to your own? Sometimes that means a break to work on yourself, to find your way back. But it all comes down to willingness to fight, right? And choosing each other.
Tarah DeWitt reminds us that there is always a path back, if you’re willing to put in the work.
Save our Left of Forever playlist for your next roadtrip (Spotify).
What the Book Club Loved
Come back at the end of the month to see how the Book Club rates Left of Forever!
FIREWORKS & STEAM: X/5
WRITING STYLE: X/5
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT: X/5
THE LOVE STORY: X/5
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- READER
If You Loved Left of Forever, You’ll Love These
YOUNG LOVE STUCK IN A RUT: Out of the Woods by Hannah Bonam-Young (Amazon)
It’s easy to get complacent after the HEA. Caleb and Sarah’s adventure into the woods force them (and us) to take a step back, to reevaluate everything they thought they knew about each other, themselves and their relationship. It’s a breath of fresh air — literally! — that tackles a difficult topic in a light-hearted and approachable way.
VICTORIA’S RATING: 4/5
AN ALTERNATIVE ENDING: Cruel Summer by Maisey Yates (Amazon)
I was immediately stunned. I was hooked from that first sentence! Every insecurity was surfaced, every issue or detail that Sam ignored or avoided in the past 20 years was examined— she left no stone unturned. And that’s all we could ask for. It’s raw, it’s real. If you’re in need of a good frustrating scream, this might help you get it out.
VICTORIA’S RATING: 4/5
EXES IN FORCED PROXIMITY: The Ex Vows by Jessica Joyce (Amazon)
Experience yearning of a whole different kind. Two exes are forced together in the lead-up to their mutual best friend’s wedding. They have to step up as best woman and man despite their cataclysmic break-up. And as they go from one wedding related appointment to another, they realize they have a lot to learn about each other.
VICTORIA’S RATING: 4/5
BY THIS AUTHOR: Savor It (Spunes, OR #1) by Tarah DeWitt (Amazon)
REVIEW TO COME!
VICTORIA’S RATING: X/5
Until the next chapter!
xo, Victoria
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