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Don't Go Yet
How far would you go to save someone you love?
When sixteen-year-old Chris's older brother, Joey, survives a suicide attempt, Chris becomes determined to give him a reason to keep fighting. Joey has always dreamed of visiting Los Angeles, and Chris promises to make that dream come true.
But with his family struggling under mounting medical bills and the emotional fallout of Joey's depression, keeping that promise proves harder than Chris ever imagined. As the pressure builds, Chris begins making increasingly desperate choices in an effort to support his family and protect his brother.
A powerful story about mental health, family, sacrifice, and hope, Don't Go Yet explores the unbreakable bond between brothers and the lengths we go to for the people we love.
Heartbreaking, emotional, and ultimately hopeful, this coming-of-age contemporary novel asks a difficult when someone you love is struggling to stay alive, how much of yourself are you willing to give to save them?
When sixteen-year-old Chris's older brother, Joey, survives a suicide attempt, Chris becomes determined to give him a reason to keep fighting. Joey has always dreamed of visiting Los Angeles, and Chris promises to make that dream come true.
But with his family struggling under mounting medical bills and the emotional fallout of Joey's depression, keeping that promise proves harder than Chris ever imagined. As the pressure builds, Chris begins making increasingly desperate choices in an effort to support his family and protect his brother.
A powerful story about mental health, family, sacrifice, and hope, Don't Go Yet explores the unbreakable bond between brothers and the lengths we go to for the people we love.
Heartbreaking, emotional, and ultimately hopeful, this coming-of-age contemporary novel asks a difficult when someone you love is struggling to stay alive, how much of yourself are you willing to give to save them?
330 pages, Paperback
Published October 24, 2026
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Review of advance copy received from Author
If you are looking for a heartbreaking, tragic, and deeply emotional book that you will genuinely feel a part of the whole way through, this book is definitely for you. I got the opportunity to receive an ARC copy of 'Don't Go Yet' by Filippa Elisabeth and I will most certainly be getting a copy of the book for myself as soon as it is released because I believe stories such as this one, are rare and you don't come by them often. Think of the likes of 'My Sisters' Keeper' and 'Me Before You' - having a trophy for my shelf is essential.
From pacing to plot and character development, to the overall feel of the story this book was on point. I would be eager to read it again and I am certain it will stay with me for a very long time. I truly felt this story the whole way through. It is a story of two brothers who most certainly do not have life easy. It shows the struggles of their lives and how money plays such a big role, but more importatnly, family. It is devastatingly realistic which makes it all the more heartbreaking and it truly evokes the sense that the reader has a place in the story as a result of the power and emotive qualities of the narrative voice.
To put it simply. I have have felt every ounce of tension, shed tears, shared fears. I have been unable to get this story off my mind since the moment I picked up the book. My heart breaks for the family and all they've been through, and how clear it is that they deserve peace but also with a brilliantly written display of how quickly plans can go belly up and how despairingly unfair life can be to those who are of a pure heart. Watching the story unfold, the development of the characters pulled at the strings of my heart as I felt every emotion imaginable.
For the most part I would say I do not want to write much more on it in a way that does not reveal the events of the story. I truly believe it is a feeling, a collection of emotions as well as an excellent story.
Thank you so much Filippa for entrusting me with this masterpeice x
From pacing to plot and character development, to the overall feel of the story this book was on point. I would be eager to read it again and I am certain it will stay with me for a very long time. I truly felt this story the whole way through. It is a story of two brothers who most certainly do not have life easy. It shows the struggles of their lives and how money plays such a big role, but more importatnly, family. It is devastatingly realistic which makes it all the more heartbreaking and it truly evokes the sense that the reader has a place in the story as a result of the power and emotive qualities of the narrative voice.
To put it simply. I have have felt every ounce of tension, shed tears, shared fears. I have been unable to get this story off my mind since the moment I picked up the book. My heart breaks for the family and all they've been through, and how clear it is that they deserve peace but also with a brilliantly written display of how quickly plans can go belly up and how despairingly unfair life can be to those who are of a pure heart. Watching the story unfold, the development of the characters pulled at the strings of my heart as I felt every emotion imaginable.
For the most part I would say I do not want to write much more on it in a way that does not reveal the events of the story. I truly believe it is a feeling, a collection of emotions as well as an excellent story.
Thank you so much Filippa for entrusting me with this masterpeice x
October 24, 2026
Thanks to Filippa Elisabeth for trusting me to be a part of her ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) team.
This is a dramatic and deeply moving story about two brothers, aged 17 and 24, whose lives are turned upside down when the older brother attempts to take his own life. From the very first chapters, the author draws us into a family that is struggling to breathe under the weight of grief, guilt and fear.
This is first and foremost a story about sibling love, but it is also a sensitive and nuanced exploration of grief, mental health and how a family deals with crisis.
The pacing is quick and the novel is a real page-turner. If you’re looking for something that will shatter your heart, you’ve come to the right place. Keep the tissues close! As a mother, this story kept my thoughts going long after I put the book down.
This is a dramatic and deeply moving story about two brothers, aged 17 and 24, whose lives are turned upside down when the older brother attempts to take his own life. From the very first chapters, the author draws us into a family that is struggling to breathe under the weight of grief, guilt and fear.
This is first and foremost a story about sibling love, but it is also a sensitive and nuanced exploration of grief, mental health and how a family deals with crisis.
The pacing is quick and the novel is a real page-turner. If you’re looking for something that will shatter your heart, you’ve come to the right place. Keep the tissues close! As a mother, this story kept my thoughts going long after I put the book down.
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