This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page ~ a Review

by Susan Roberts

A woman receives an unexpected gift from the man she loved and lost—a year of books, one for every month—launching a reading-inspired journey to live, dream, and love again in this glimmering and heart-stopping novel.

Twelve books. Twelve months. One chance to heal her heart…

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February 2026; Berkley; 979-8217186990
audio, ebook, print (416 pages); women's fiction

This Book Made Me Think of You is a book about books and how they can change someone's life. This is a book about love and grief, family and friendships, and most importantly, it's about how books can make a major difference in someone's life.

Tilly's fiancé, Joe, had been dead for several months, and she is just basically just getting by and having a tough time getting beyond her deep grief.  When she receives a call from a local bookstore that there is a book on hold for her that was ordered by Joe, she's pretty skeptical.  When she goes to the bookstore and meets the owner, Alfie, he tells her that before Joe died, he ordered 12 books - one for each month of the next year.  The books were carefully chosen to help Tilly get through the next year.  There was a book about Paris that inspired her to take a trip to Paris, where she made new friends; there was a cookbook that inspired her to start preparing wonderful food, and a book about running that inspired her to train and run a half-marathon.  She still missed Joe, but the books he picked gave her other avenues to create a life without him. 

This beautifully written book made me laugh and made me cry.  I totally understood Tilly, the main character, losing her love of reading after the death of her husband.  The same thing happened to me after my husband died -- after years of reading 15-18 books a month, I read nothing for 3 months. I missed reading, but just couldn't pick up a book.  I loved the way that books ended up helping Tilly's grief by giving her new goals to accomplish.  I was so impressed with this book that I just ordered three of Libby Page's earlier books.  Plus, I've added several of the books that were mentioned to my tbr lists.

"Getting back into reading feels like stepping inside the house of a beloved friend she hasn't seen for a long time.  It feels like coming home." (loc 1210)

"...one of the great things about fiction?  It's an escape.  Somewhere to go when you don't want to be where you are."  (loc 878)

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Susan Roberts grew up in Michigan but loves the laid-back life at her home in the Piedmont area of North Carolina where she is three hours from the beach to the east and the mountains in the west.  She reads almost anything but her favorite genres are Southern Fiction and Historical Fiction.

 

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