Out of all of them, I think I loved Kit and Iain the most. Maggie had such an amazing group of supporters in the form of her parents, her sister, Kitty, and her PT, Iain. This could’ve been a very difficult and unhappy read but Center wonderfully balances the more sombre and serious tones with delightful banter, witty quips and dry humour. It’s not an easy road and even by the end, it’s not perfect, but she always finds the courage to push forward. She experiences the whole spectrum of emotions and feelings from confusion, grief, hope, anger, self-loathing, depression and acceptance. I appreciated how realistically Maggie comes to terms with how her life has changed.

Maggie was an incredible protagonist and I couldn’t imagine this book being told by anyone else but her! Her world is turned upside down when she gets into a serious aeroplane accident and she goes through a long and painful but incredible journey towards recovery.

I’ve added CW/TW in the box below but if you don’t want to read it just skip on past this box!Ĭontent/Trigger Warnings: descriptions of plane crash, descriptions of surgery for burn victims (neuro, skin grafts), toxic relationship, cheating, suicidal ideation, mentions of gun violence and death I would recommend checking out some content/trigger warnings before reading this because I can imagine that certain situations may be triggering to some readers. The writing made this an incredibly easy and enjoyable read and I probably would’ve finished it in one sitting had I not been buddy reading it! The story is predictable but that didn’t take away from my enjoyment while reading it and although for a moment I was worried that this would have a “miracle recovery ending” I’m so relieved that Center doesn’t take it in that direction. I really enjoyed Center’s writing and her ability to pull you into a story and make you feel like you’re friends with the main character and are experiencing this journey right alongside them. “When you don’t know what to do for yourself, do something for somebody else.” If you enjoy well-written and emotionally charged stories with realistic characters and situations, plus a swoony romance and smoulderingly sexy (Scottish!) love interest, I would highly recommend checking this out! 😉įun fact: In the UK version, Maggie’s douchey jock-bro ex-fiancé is named Charlie while in the US version, his name is Chip! Only found that out cos I buddy read this with Leslie Books Are The New Black and we realised that they’d changed his name (and we’re still confused as to why)! It often had me laughing out loud throughout the read but had me quietly weeping at the end. This book was at turns infuriating and heartbreakingly painful but also hopeful and surprisingly humorous. TL DR: Oh, my heart… Katherine Center really has a way of taking my emotions on one heckuva rollercoaster ride.

How to walk away by katherine center