Review: Promise Me Sunshine by Cara Bastone

Synopsis

Lenny’s best friend, Lou, recently passed away after a battle with cancer, and her death has left Lenny feeling completely lost. She’s avoiding her concerned parents, the apartment she shared with Lou, and the list of things she’s supposed to do to help her live again. The only thing she can do is temporary babysitting gigs, and luckily, she just landed a great one, helping overworked, single mom Reese and her precocious daughter, Ainsley. It’s not perfect: Ainsley’s uncle, Miles, always seems to be around, and is kind of… a huge jerk. But if Lenny acts like she has it all together, maybe no one will notice she’s falling apart.

Miles sees right through her though. Turns out, he knows a lot about grief and, surprisingly, he offers her a proposition. He’ll help her complete everything on her “live again” list if she’ll help him connect with Ainsley and overcome his complicated relationship with Reese. Lenny doubts anything can fill the Lou has left behind, but she begins to spend more time with Miles, Lenny is surprised to discover that, sometimes, losing everything is only the first step to finding yourself, and love, again.

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Review

Lenny comes across as a very likeable character, who deals with a big loss in her life and instead of facing the reality, she is avoiding it at all costs. My heart was broken for the poor woman. When she made a deal with Miles to help him out with a problem while he helps her with working through a list of things she needs to do, both have a purpose and get to know each other along the way. Sometimes Miles comes across a bit too perfect, but I’ll let it slide 😊
Their friendship grows naturally and slowly becomes something more. This part never felt rushed, and I enjoyed that the return to a *new* normal will take time.

I absolutely loved the book. It made me cry multiple times and I needed to put the book down for a few minutes before being able to continue.

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