All Your Perfects
Fiction
Atria Books
July 17, 2018
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320
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The #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Ends with Us—whose writing is “emotionally wrenching and utterly original” (Sarah Shepard, New York Times bestselling author of the Pretty Little Liars series)—delivers a tour de force novel about a troubled marriage and the one old forgotten promise that might be able to save it. Quinn and Graham’s perfect love is threatened by their imperfect marriage. The memories, mistakes, and secrets that they have built up over the years are now tearing them apart. The one thing that could save them might also be the very thing that pushes their marriage beyond the point of repair. All Your Perfects is a profound novel about a damaged couple whose potential future hinges on promises made in the past. This is a heartbreaking page-turner that asks: Can a resounding love with a perfect beginning survive a lifetime between two imperfect people?
My review:
I'm going to admit right up front that this author's work does not always wow me (don't listen to me though, she has legions of fans that would vehemently disagree!). This one though, hit the mark, and I flew through it in two days! It definitely helped that my interest was piqued by the opening chapter (a specialty for Ms. Hoover) and the issue of infertility (which I struggled with). I enjoyed the way the book was told in alternating chapters of when Quinn and Graham met, and where they are seven to ten years later. The emotions of both main characters were so well written that I could feel them as though I were experiencing them. The issue of motherhood, and why someone is not a mother by a certain age or time after marriage, is such a common stigma (STILL) in society. I hope books like this will cause people to pause before blurting out "when are you going to have a baby?". Quinn's mental health resulting from her infertility was heart breaking, yet it was Graham who I really felt for. He tried so hard to help her, but had no idea how to do it. You will have the whole gamut of feelings while reading this one, and I hope you will be as satisfied as I was with the ending (warning: have tissues handy when the envelopes are opened!). The only real downfall for me was that this falls into the genre of new adult, which is not really my thing. I don't really enjoy all the descriptive sex (which I find to be a trademark of most new adult). I don't consider myself a prude, but I much prefer to use my imagination instead of reading every act. This is my personal pet peeve, and certainly nothing against this book (or the new adult genre).
An important, emotional book about a marriage struggling with infertility that I hope will shed light on the topic of motherhood. This one was well worth the read.
