4.5 stars and one gut-wrenching story. "When we meet again" is a very long journey for two very beautiful characters who suffer far too long without each other. The plot arc in this novel is "time" itself. It begins with Ethan and Brynn, who form a forever friendship in their youth. Brynn's lured away by the pretty boy in school. The emotional and physical nightmare she endures because of her choice is all to common. A reader will have to endure the rough ride with her until Brynn finds her freedom and Ethan to finish a "Happily Ever After." There's one important piece of the story that I missed, and it was the process of Brynn finding that last bit of strength to draw her and her children away, before she is destroyed. The reader walks besides Brynn through her hardships, but the story then leaps to Brynn living on her own. I would have liked to have known what turned the key in Brynn's mind and been there in the moment when she walked away. This story is laced with reality that can haunt a reader. How our choices, our insecurities and time can be our enemy but also our salvation. A true love never really dies, it waits for us to open our eyes and find it again.
Love, Hope & Faith
Natasza