I Let You Go
August 27, 2017
FICTION, WOMEN'S FICTION
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I Let You Go is a novel that I have mixed feelings about. The writing is excellent and the characters thoughts and dialogue are realistic and convincing. What I question is some of the characters motives, actions, and reliability. The novel starts with a Prologue where the reader witnesses a child dying in a hit and run accident. Then Part One begins with main character Jenna living, if you can call it that, in a nightmare. A young boy is dead and her life appears to be in ruins. As the story progresses we find her taking up residence in a remote coastal town, starting over with a career taking photos, and a couple new friends. Enter Ray and Kate, two detectives trying to solve the hit and run that killed the boy. And enter Part Two, the thoughts and flashbacks of a somewhat mysterious man. There are a lot of different POV's/sections to put together, but for me it all flowed well, and I had no problem keeping it straight in my mind. As the book progresses it does go in a couple directions I didn't predict and the plot takes on more dark elements. It wraps up somewhat quickly, and the end is somewhat violent and emotional but satisfying at the same time.
