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Book: With or Without You

Author: Caroline Leavitt

Book Series: Standalone

Rating: 3/5

Recommended For...: romance, contemporary

Publication Date: August 4, 2020

Genre: Contemporary

Recommended Age: 18+ (romance, drug abuse, alcohol useage)

Publisher: Algonquin Books

Pages: 288

Synopsis: After almost twenty years together, Stella and Simon are starting to run into problems. An up-and-coming rock musician when they first met, Simon has been clinging to dreams of fame even as the possibility of it has grown dimmer, and now that his band might finally be on the brink again, he wants to go on the road, leaving Stella behind. But when she falls into a coma on the eve of his departure, he has to make a choice between stardom and his wife—and when she wakes a different person, with an incredible artistic talent of her own, the two of them must examine what it is that they really want.

Review: Overall, I thought this book was pretty good. The character development was really well done and I liked the world building as well. The book has a decent plot as well and overall I liked seeing the dynamic between Stella and Simon.

However, the book is really slow and it took a bit for me to get into the book because the book shifts between past and present throughout the book.

Verdict: It’s good, just slow.