The Things We Leave Unfinished
Rebecca Yarros
Twenty-eight-year-old Georgia Stanton has to start over after she gave up almost everything in a brutal divorce—the New York house, the friends, and her pride. Now back home at her late great-grandmother’s estate in Colorado, she finds herself face-to-face with Noah Harrison, the bestselling author of a million books where the cover is always people nearly kissing. He’s just as arrogant in person as in interviews, and she’ll be damned if the good-looking writer of love stories thinks he’s the one to finish her grandmother’s final novel… even if the publisher swears he’s the perfect fit. Noah is at the pinnacle of his career. With book and movie deals galore, there isn’t much the “golden boy” of modern fiction hasn’t accomplished. But he can’t walk away from what might be the best book of the century—the one his idol, Scarlett Stanton, left unfinished. Coming up with a fitting ending for the legendary author is one thing, but dealing with her beautiful, stubborn, cynical great-granddaughter, Georgia, is quite another. But as they read Scarlett’s words in both the manuscript and her box of letters, they start to realize why Scarlett never finished the book—it’s based on her real-life romance with a World War II pilot, and the ending isn’t a happy one. Georgia knows all too well that love never works out, and while the chemistry and connection between her and Noah is undeniable, she’s as determined as ever to learn from her great-grandmother’s mistakes—even if it means destroying Noah’s career.
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03.5 ⭐️
I hate the multi timelines and I’m mad that she made me enjoy a WWII romance but it was really good. I will say the multi timelines only hurt the book though. The modern timeline felt like a second thought and wasn’t well done IMO but Scarlett’s story was extremely god and sad.
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- I thought this would be women's fiction but it was definitely a romance and I really enjoyed it
- I loved the multiple points of view. And though it was a little annoying to have both sets of main characters have insta-love, the way that love was written-- so intense, all consuming, so deeply felt-- made up for the instantaneous part
- I did guess early on the final reveal: was just one of many guesses though. And the structure of the storylines to me made me favor a plot where Jameson wasn't actually dead- though I couldn't see how that would be a romance/be stupid with amnesia or something
- I liked that Georgia had a previous bad divorce / betrayal, and how she was coming back into her art to process things. She had a helpful best friend Hazel, there just enough to nudge, be funny and supportive
- I did feel like I knew Scarlett better than Georgia, maybe a bit stronger overall personality?
- I liked Noah being a romantic; I obviously didn't like him lying to Georgia- though her reaction was too harsh in my opinion- definitely should have been that strong with Mom, but with Noah eh. At least she regrets it and does not make him grovel
- I did not feel that the epilogue was really needed, the reveal she can have kids and that they're married and expecting
- I love reading the sister relationship between Constance and Scarlett, obviously it was a close one and I could see how they truly treasured one another
- it was emotional and I loved it, I teared up and definitely want to read more by this author.
- most negative comments didn't like the first versus third point of view narration or dual timelines, which didn't bother me at all
- I do agree that Noah trying to invite Ava to the art show as if that would magically heal Georgia was dumb. How did Ava know the book was done and also just in a desk???
- I do agree that Scarlett and Jameson's love was described more intensely, and their letters helped- and we saw their relationship more over time, so the complaints that Noah and Georgia's relationship felt under developed... Not crazy but it was more of them falling in love than being in love
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