It can be as small as a teardrop racing down your cheek, or as vast as the ocean swallowing you in its depths.
Grief is constant.
It ebbs and flows with the tide, but you can never truly find your way to calm waters.
You either choose to fight the current and swim to the top, or let the waves take you under and drown you in your sorrow.
Some say grief is a price we pay. That it’s the cost of loving someone with all of your heart. And once they are gone, it’s time to settle the bill.
But what happens when you can no longer afford the toll?
What happens when your grief becomes mixed with anger that is so consuming, you begin to resent the ones who left you behind?
What do you do when your tears run out, and you no longer want to swim? When you find yourself traveling down the same road as the ones who raised you?
I didn’t ask to be weaved into their web of lies. I didn’t want to raise a child who is the living embodiment of their betrayal. And I certainly didn’t want to fall in love with my dead fiancé’s brother.
But what do you do when he becomes your reason to swim again?
Ever since I read Wrecked by Bree L. Mina, I have thought about the release of Revived on 11/24/26!
I would absolutely sell a kidney, a toe..okay I won't be greedy, 🦶🏼I have ten toes…you can have more than one and possibly my Wi-Fi password for an ARC of this book. In return, I'll write a review but most importantly, I won't bill you for my emotional trauma. 😭ARC me please!💌
Let’s get the important thing out of the way. I love Nate, I do. But 𝗪𝗲𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗹. The way I love this man. I face planted right into concrete, falling for him. And trust me — you’ll fall for him 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺. He is perfection, and Bree set us all up with the bar too high with him. And I’m actually mad that he’s not real.
Katie, oh our sweet Katie. I want those of you reading this to please go in with an open mind, and try to separate Wrecked from Revived, even though it is the catalyst to this story. Revived needs to be read in the shoes of Katie.
We see her deal with her grief, and as we know not all people experience grief the same. It’s not a one size fits all. So please remember that, and give our girl some grace as she navigates this new life she’s been thrust into.
Your heart is going to shatter into pieces for her. She’s such a strong woman, and has had to deal with so many things no human should. Her healing journey isn’t beautiful, but it’s so raw and real.
And Wes, he’s there for her every step of the way. No matter what. His devotion to her, and to Luna melted me beyond recognition. He reminds her that she is worthy, she is loved and most of all the things she’s suffered are not her fault.
Ash & Emmy, I’m so ready for more of them. But Ash & Wes’ bromance is top tier and their banter is everything.
The story as a whole, dare I say, I love it more than Wrecked 🫣. 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗬𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗞𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗠𝗨𝗖𝗛 𝗜 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘 𝗪𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗗.. Ellie and Nate will always be so important to me, but this story right here y’all. It was beautiful.