Disclaimer: I received this book from Book Sparks. Thanks! All opinions are my own.

Book Series: Standalone

Rating: 4/5

Publication Date: May 21, 2019

Genre: Contemporary

Recommended Age: 17+ (dementia, illness, love, and hope in the face of death)

Publisher: She Writes Press

Pages: 288

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Synopsis: Sixty-three-year-old Dart Sommers―a professor of psychology and the founder of The Raindrop Institute (TRI), a think tank dedicated to eradicating poverty―is intelligent, resourceful, and ambitious. She has always considered her brain to be the best part of her. When she finds herself reacting inappropriately to situations at work and forgetting pieces of her day, she realizes that her mind is betraying her. Before she gets confirmation from a doctor, she knows her diagnosis: she has frontotemporal dementia (FTD). And whatever symptoms she’s experiencing now, they’re only going to get worse.

As she struggles with the reality of her illness, Dart finds herself falling for her friend Ash―who is her boss and the still-grieving widower whose wife died of FTD. As Dart’s health deteriorates and she faces conflict at work with a colleague who wants to take over TRI, she pushes Ash away, determined to spare him from more heartache. But he refuses to give up on her―and as events unfold, Dart begins to suspect that love, not decisions based on logic, might change everything.

Review: I thought the story was very interesting. I loved reading about the human brain and I love seeing how things work. I think the book is thought provoking and the story is very well written. The plot is also intriguing! The book isn’t very complex either, it’s an easy read, even though some of the things are a bit hard to understand.

However, I do think that the pacing is a bit off and the narration is a bit dry in places. But overall I really enjoyed this!


Verdict: Brains are fascinating!