Disclosure: I received this book free from the publisher. Opinions shared are mine.

Ten years seems like an eternity when you’re young.  As you get older, though, ten years goes by in the blink of an eye.  For heavy emotions like grief and pain, ten years feels like the blink of an eye, too.  It’s not always enough time for the heart to heal.   Just read Things I Never Told You and you’ll see what I mean!  

For readers who love a big dose of family drama, this book really showcases author Beth Vogt’s talent for characterization.  The change in narrator perspective forces the reader to take a step back and see things from a different point of view.

I also loved that Vogt didn’t shy away from hard things in this book.  Real life is brought into sharp focus.  Three words to describe the story? Messy, ugly, and complicated.  Can I pick a fourth?  Beautiful.

Since this is book 1 in the Thatcher Sisters series, I’m looking forward to reading more about this family.

About the Book:

It’s been ten years since Payton Thatcher’s twin sister died in an accident, leaving the entire family to cope in whatever ways they could. No longer half of a pair, Payton reinvents herself as a partner in a successful party-planning business and is doing just fine–as long as she manages to hold her memories and her family at arm’s length.

But with her middle sister Jillian’s engagement, Payton’s party-planning skills are called into action. Which means working alongside her opinionated oldest sister, Johanna, who always seems ready for a fight. They can only hope that a wedding might be just the occasion to heal the resentment and jealousy that divides them . . . until a frightening diagnosis threatens Jillian’s plans and her future. As old wounds are reopened and the family faces the possibility of another tragedy, the Thatchers must decide if they will pull together or be driven further apart.

Thanks to Tyndale Publishers for sending me this book.