Till Death Do Us Part

What if the love of your life whom you thought had been dead for ten years, suddenly shows up alive and well and with a different life than the one you had planned? In 2012, June loses her husband Josh on their honeymoon. Josh supposedly drowned though his body has never been found. A decade later in 2022, June is about to give love and marriage another go as she’s engaged to a kind man named Kyle. As they prepare for their nuptials however, June starts to see Josh alive and well and then she sees Josh’s face on a website for a winery in Napa Valley California under a new name with a wife and family. Did Josh fake his death all those years ago? Or did something more sinister happen? June is on a quest for answers but not all of them she is ready to hear.

 Story, Writing, Characters & Twists

I love the story and everyone who knows me well knows I’m a sucker for mysteries. The writing is descriptive, and it takes me to Napa Valley California, and I see the grapes and wine. The pacing is slower than I would have liked but it wasn’t too slow to where I wanted to give up. The character I felt the sorriest for was Kyle. Kyle loves June but it’s clear that she’s still mourning Josh years later & hasn’t let him go. Even when everyone tells June the red flags about Josh, she still wants to believe it’s someone else’s fault until she is forced not to.  I did enjoy reading June’s parts better than Bev’s. Bev’s storyline as Josh’s mother I didn’t care for. There were twists I didn’t see coming. A big one in the middle and the epilogue where we finally find out who the killer was. I was a little disappointed that June never really found out who murdered Josh, but I enjoyed the ending.

 Overall

Overall if you enjoy mysteries and don’t mind the story moving at a slightly slower pace, then I recommend Till Death Do Us Part by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn. You can also read our Q&A I did with her a while back here by clicking on this link. https://booknotions.com/qa-with-laurie-elizabeth-flynn/