The Pieces of You and Me by Rachel Burton #Review

 I am so happy to be involved in the Publication Day celebrations for Rachel Burton's The Pieces of You and Me. You can read my reviews of her earlier books here: The Many Colours of Us  |  The Things we need to say. First here's a little about the book:

They say time can heal all wounds…

When Jess and Rupert parted ways, it was the end of a great love story that might have been. Now ten years later, the very different paths they have taken in life will bring them back together for a chance meeting.

But with so much left unsaid about the break up neither ever recovered from and with each keeping their own devastating secrets, will they finally be able to make the fractured pieces of their love for one another whole again?

My Thoughts

This novel has an overall melancholic tone which emphasises the regrets that Jess and Rupert have over how their relationship has stalled with all its ups and down. The novel has an interesting structure in that you are given Jess's first person point of view, Rupert's reported thoughts and sections of Jess's diary. This takes you back and forth in time so that you begin to understand why they split. Grief and thwarted perfectionism seem to have held sway and there are secrets which both are hiding. 

    It becomes clear that health limitations have been major factors in their lives and it is illuminating to see the reactions of friends and family towards them. Misunderstandings and  miscommunications get in the way of this second chance romance and sometimes it feels as though Jess and Rupert will never be able to stop skirting around the issues. Overall, you do root for them however, as they try to work their way through unspoken issues.

In short: Two likeable characters try to find a way back - an emotional read.  

About the Author

Rachel Burton is the author of the international ebook bestseller The Many Colours of Us.

Rachel spent most of her life between Cambridge and London but now lives in Yorkshire with her fiance and their three cats. The main loves of her life are The Beatles and very tall romantic heroes.

Find her on  Pinterest,  Facebook, and  Twitter & Instagram  as @bookish_yogi or follow her blog at rachelburtonwrites.com. She is always happy to talk books, writing, music, cats and how the weather in Yorkshire is rubbish. She is mostly dreaming of her next holiday....

Book link: Amazon UK

Thanks to Rachel Burton, HQ Digital and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources  for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.