A Life Without You

Last year I was absolutely thrilled by Katie Marsh's first novel, My Everything. It is a story that has stayed with me ever since and I've been so looking forward to reading her new novel, but just a little nervous too .... what if I didn't love it as much? Author Miranda Dickenson said that My Every......more

I love the cover, the title ("You remember me of tomorrow") and the general setup of the story. Unfortunately, I didn't like the letters of the mum inbetween the chapters which made 1/3 of the book. I would have preferred not to read these letters because they felt too obvious and as a reader, I wou......more

I have been so looking forward to reading Katie’s second novel. Her debut, My Everything, was a beautiful story that really touched me and so it was with great excitement I waited for A Life Without You. And wow, what an exquisite and beautiful novel A Life Without You is. A life without you begins......more

Katie's second book is a triumph, one I devoured in a single - emotional - afternoon. It's an exquisitely written exploration of that most powerful of relationships - mother and daughter. Told via Zoe herself, and through letters from her mother throughout the years, it builds patiently to the momen......more

2.5 ⭐️ This book had the potential to be very emotional, but fell short of having a deep impact; it felt like the author didn’t want to stray too far out of her comfort zone and instead preferred to write a pretty surface-level story. That being said, it contained some interesting aspects about dysfun......more