My rating: 5 of 5 stars
GENRE:CONTEMPORARY
THEME: MATURE, ROMANCE
RECEIVED: TOUR
The Birthday List
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BLURB:
Happily married to her college sweetheart, Poppy lived a blessed life with the husband of her dreams. Then everything changed. She is no longer a wife. She is no longer the envy of her single friends. Now, people look at her with pity as they whisper a single word behind her back.
Widow.
Years after her husband’s tragic death, years of pain and sorrow and wishing for the life she’ll never get back, Poppy decides to finish Jamie’s birthday list. She’ll do the things he wanted to most. Because maybe, just maybe, if she can complete his list, she can start to live again.
Poppy expects going through the birthday list will be hard. She expects it to hurt. But what she doesn’t expect is Cole. Could the man who delivered the news of her husband’s death and shattered her heart be the one to help her put it back together again?
Widow.
Years after her husband’s tragic death, years of pain and sorrow and wishing for the life she’ll never get back, Poppy decides to finish Jamie’s birthday list. She’ll do the things he wanted to most. Because maybe, just maybe, if she can complete his list, she can start to live again.
Poppy expects going through the birthday list will be hard. She expects it to hurt. But what she doesn’t expect is Cole. Could the man who delivered the news of her husband’s death and shattered her heart be the one to help her put it back together again?
REVIEW:
I loved this book, it was so different from her Jameson Valley Series, but Perry still kept her wonderful emotional connection to the characters that I adore. I really enjoyed the concept of what this story was about, growth after loss, love and finding yourself.The Birthday List follows Poppy, after the loss of her husband Poppy has tried to do something in honor of him, finish his Birthday List. This list was something he wanted to do on every future birthday, it could be something extreme like skydiving, to something funny like getting in a pool full of green jello. Poppy is hoping that maybe if she finishes this list she can move on from her great love. But when she runs into the police officer who original gave her the sad new of her loss, her list and her life take a whirlwind adventure that she wasn't expecting.
Poppy is a woman who is as sweet as can be, she loves hard, her friend, her family her new business. Her first big accomplishment on her husbands list was to open up her restaurant the Mayson Jar, it has been a dream. She has a very emotional journey, I enjoyed watching her grow, make mistakes and change the course of her life, it was easy to connect with her, cry with her, be angry sometimes at her, but it goes to show how great the writing was.
Cole had the hard task of giving Poppy the horrible news many years ago, now five years have passed and hes tasked with something new...helping Poppy with her list. Their connection is sweet, he is the most patient and honest man with her. There are some bumps in the road, especially with his line of work but it makes him human, his emotional pull to her and what the toll of his job takes is just real. I loved every moment with him and every patient sweet and passionate way he expressed himself.
Overall this is a tearjerker, but there is still a lot of humor and adventurous moments. It made me want to create a bucket list for myself, to go on some big adventure one day and do something out of the norm. Perry is a master at creating a homey place with her world building and characters who really stick with you for the long hall.
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