Name: Sara Uribe's review of Me for You by Lolly Winston
Item: Me for You
Rating: 3
Author: Sara Uribe

Lolly Winston

From the New York Times bestselling author of Good Grief comes a richly poignant and stirring story that asks: How soon is too soon to fall in love again? The last thing Rudy expected was to wake up one Saturday morning, a widow at fifty-four years old. Now, ten months after the untimely death of his beloved wife, he’s still not sure how to move on from the defining tragedy of his life—but his new job is helping. After being downsized from his finance position, Rudy turned to his first love: the piano. Some people might be embarrassed to work as the piano player at Nordstrom, but for Rudy, there’s joy in bringing a little music into the world. And it doesn’t hurt that Sasha, the Hungarian men’s watch clerk who is finally divorcing her no-good husband, finds time to join him at the bench every now and then. Just when Rudy and Sasha’s relationship begins to deepen, the police come to the store with an update about Rudy’s wife’s untimely death—a coworker has confessed to her murder—but Rudy’s actions are suspicious enough to warrant a second look at him, too. With Sasha’s husband suddenly reappearing, and Rudy’s daughter confronting her own marital problems, suddenly life becomes more complicated than Rudy and Sasha could have imagined. With Winston’s trademark humor and sweetness that will appeal to readers of Jennifer Weiner and Fredrik Backman but is uniquely her own, Lolly Winston delivers a heartfelt and realistic portrait of loss and grief, hope and forgiveness, and two imperfect people coming together to create a perfect love story.

Me for You

Sarah Sammis

Sara Uribe

I loved the beginning of the story. It was easy to follow along and seemed to be relatable for people going through the loss of a spouse. But after the first few chapters the book felt very choppy and like many different stories smooshed into one book. It was all over the place and seemed to have so many things introduced throughout the story. Maybe the author jumped around and introduced so many things for a reason? Maybe that is how she wanted to present how Rudy dealt with the loss of his wife? I am not really sure if that was the intention, but that’s how I took it. I wasn't really captivated by any of the characters. I usually cling to at least one character in all of the books that I read, but with this one really no one did it for me. I really tried to connect with someone in the book, but they just didn't keep my interest.

This was my first time reading something by Lolly Winston. I heard nothing but good things about her and with the description of the book, I thought this might be something I would really enjoy. I think the main thing is that this book was just not for me. I enjoyed some parts of it but with the constant jumping around and overall flow of the book isn't something that I am in to. One good thing I loved about this book was that it talked about mental health. It showed you what it was like for Rudy to lose his wife and the way he grieved her loss. Winston didn't shame mental health or push the part out of the story, she fully embraced it and showed you that it's okay to be sad or mad and seek and accept help when you need it.

I am giving this read ⭐️⭐️⭐️ stars.

I received an advanced copy of this book (eBook) in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to NetGalley, Lolly Winston, and Gallery Books for the opportunity to review.

Megan Leprich

Thank you so much to Touchstone Books and NetGalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

This was my first book by Lolly Winston and after hearing numerous good things about her I was intrigued by this one.  It wasn't amazing to me by any means, it was just okay.  I felt that the book was a little choppy and all over the place at times and then drug on in areas that didn't really need to be so long.

This book is about Rudy who wakes up one morning to find his wife has passed away, just when they're looking forward to the adventures of retiring.  Rudy falls into depression and grief and isn't sure how he's going to go on with his life without her by his side.  While at work at Nordstrom he meets a fellow coworker Sasha who is also suffering from a tragedy.  Just as their relationship is starting to take off, Rudy succumbs to his deep depression and ends up institutionalized and finds out his wife's death might not have been an accident.

I loved how the author touched so much on mental health and grief and I did enjoy Rudy's character a lot.  However, I did feel that this book left a lot to the imagination.  It was so choppy and all over the place and certain parts of the book felt like they weren't finished.  I'm not sure if that's because I have the uncorrected proof but I was left with a lot of questions that aren't answered.  All in all not a bad book, just felt it wasn't finished properly.

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