With or Without You by Shari Lowe
Published: 1st June 2018
Publisher: Aria
Pages: 438
Available in Paperback and on Kindle
Rating: 5/5
Blurb
Have you ever
made a life-changing decision and then wondered if you made the right one…?
A clever,
captivating and bitterweet story of what might have been. Perfect for
the fans of Jo Jo Moyes and Marian Keyes.
When Liv and
Nate walked up the aisle, Liv knew she was marrying the one, her soul mate and
her best friend.
Six years
later, it feels like routine and friendship is all they have left in common.
What happened to the fun, the excitement, the lust, the love?
In the closing
moments of 1999, Liv and Nate decide to go their separate ways, but at the last
minute, Liv wavers. Should she stay or should she go?
Over the next
twenty years we follow the parallel stories to discover if Liv's life, heart
and future have been better with Nate… Or without him?
Review
Shari Lowe’s latest novel With or Without explores whether
one decision can alter the course of our lives or whether everything that is
meant to happen will happen in its own time anyway.
In With or Without
you it’s the millennium eve and Liv and Nate are planning to end their six year
marriage which has become stale and boring. At the last-minute Nate begs Liv to
give them another go. The decision Liv makes on that night will alter the
course of their lives and their friends, but which choice does she make.
Shari has expertly written two books in one here, the first
half of the book explores what happens over the next twenty years when Liv
decides to call time on her marriage and the second have explores what would
have happened if she had stayed. I loved the way Shari has just written about
important events over the twenty years and the impact Liv’s choice had over
these events.
At first, I did feel the second half of the book would be a
repeat of the first but after the first chapter two chapters in each part its
interesting just how different the same events can be when looking at them from
a different perspective. Both parts are very entertaining and highlight Shari
Lowe’s wonderful ability to create great characters and capture their feelings
perfectly. The dynamic between Liv and Nate and their friends just works in
both sections of the book. I did prefer
the Without You section of the book purely because the overall tone is happier,
and things just seem to fall into place easier.
This was a very entertaining book throughout and one I
really enjoyed reading, even the parts that had me in floods of tears. I’m a
huge fan of Shari Lowe’s writing and this one has ended up surpassing my expectations
and has moved into number one position. It’s the perfect book to read anytime,
especially if you’re needing reassuring that you’ve done the right thing after making
a big decision. It’s a book which perfect for fans of the film Sliding Doors
and the book One Day and it’s a book I highly recommend.
Thank you so much to Aria and Netgalley for sending me a
copy to review honestly and for inviting me to be part of the blog tour.
About The Author
Shari
Low has published twenty novels over the last two decades. She also writes for
newspapers, magazines and television. Once upon a time, she got engaged to a
guy she’d known for a week, and twenty-something years later, they live in
Glasgow with their two teenage sons and a labradoodle.
Follow Shari
Twitter: @sharilow
Facebook: @ShariLow
Buy links:
Amazon: mybook.to/WithorWithoutYou
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