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THE KEY TO MY HEART
Lia Louis
Atria | Emily Bestler Books
Publication Date: December 6th, 2022
352 Pages
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Lia Louis never disappoints, her stories always touch my heart and while they deal with tragic topics they also always leave me feeling hopeful. This one is about a young piano playing widow named Natalie who keeps finding sheet music of her dead husband’s favourite songs. Natalie makes it her mission to find out who is leaving her the music and why.
This one really pulled at my heartstrings. It was such a sad tale but the more I read the more optimistic I felt. I am not big on a lot of romantic tropes out there but this was different. I liked that Natalie defended herself and her actions, she finally spoke up about how she was feeling towards her friends. There was very little miscommunication and when it did happen the characters acted like adults and worked it out.
Grief is a huge theme in this story yet I didn’t find it depressing. Everyone deals with grief differently and the book handles it very realistically and in a touching way. Women’s friendship is a close second in the theme category as Natalie deals with hers trying to help her, fix her and fix her up. But Natalie’s best friend is her big sister, Jodie and she was my favourite side character and I loved her family. Everyone deserves a big sister like that and I am blessed to have one.
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