Kennedy Ryan’s Before I Let Go: My Review

This book was amazing…

If you’re a fan of romance and you haven’t read Kennedy Ryan’s Before I Let Go yet, drop everything and go read it.

This book was probably one of my favorite black romance books of all time.

From the way the words flow with gentle ease on the page to the way the characters show raw, realistic emotions to the way the story unfolds is all around spectacular (and I don’t even use that word!).

The book begins by diving into how they fell in love. Well, briefly touching on it in the prologue.

We get to see a glimpse of two young lovers on the brink of opening a restaurant and starting a family.

But when the first chapter begins, the two have divorced and their happily ever after has crumpled at their feet in the wake of two tragedies that tear their family apart.

With two children in tow, the two must figure out how to navigate their way back to each other or to find solace in moving on (which neither of them can seem to do).

Despite not being completely over each other, they each date other people. But it’s not long before feelings of jealousy arise and the former couple is thrust into a love triangle that should never have happened in the first place.

While the two overcome the grief they’ve both experienced at the loss of two family members around the same time, they’re both struggling to co-parent and run a restaurant together, keeping their children’s best interest at the forefront of everything.

But it’s hard for both of them to see the other with other people and eventually, Josiah breaks things off with Vashti (the chef who works in their restaurant whom he’s grown somewhat close to) for fear of breaking her heart even further.

The story wraps up pretty nicely. I imagined an ending where the two of them fly into each other’s arms and forget about the past, but what happens is a bit more realistic (but I still didn’t like the part where Josiah gets mad at Yasmen all over again).

I loved how it ended, but I hated that Josiah made Yasmen feel that way about grieving right before the end. Yes, he was hurt, but so was she. She was dealing with a huge loss, so he should’ve cut her some slack for that.

But other than that, the book was amazing. Excellent writing. Excellent character development. Great story arcs.

Overall, A++.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I will definitely be getting the sequel coming out in March.

Go read it if you haven’t already.

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