Bee, quien acaba de perder su trabajo, su casa y a su novio el mismo día, decide embarcarse en un viaje a Mallorca para buscar a su padre biológico, un músico llamado Luke Friday. Mientras tanto, Alex, quien cuida de su madre con demencia, también se ve arrastrado por el destino hacia Luke, pues cree que él puede ser la clave para recuperar algunos de los recuerdos de su madre.

A lo largo de la novela, Bee y Alex se embarcan en una aventura que no solo les lleva a descubrir más sobre sus propios pasados, sino también a encontrar nuevas conexiones, sanar viejas heridas y, de manera inesperada, experimentar el amor. Lo más conmovedor de este libro es cómo muestra que, aunque la vida nos ponga a prueba con situaciones difíciles, siempre hay espacio para la esperanza, la amistad y el amor.


Cuando leí la sinopsis, imaginé que la historia seguiría un camino predecible, pero me llevé una grata sorpresa cuando paso lo inesperado. Más que un romance, que existe en diversas formas a lo largo del libro, el verdadero enfoque de la novela es el viaje hacia el autodescubrimiento, la búsqueda de una familia y la amistad.


Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Bea worked in an arboretum, something she loved until she lost her job and her boyfriend on the same day. Then her flatmate wants her out in order to move her boyfriend in. She moves into her mothers but knows this is only temporary as Mother isn't something that has been done. She at long last finds out the name of her father and decides to go in search of him.

Alex looks after his mother who is sadly suffering with dementia. One day he takes a break and bumps into a lovely looking woman, spilling her coffee in the process. She doesn't want to stop, however she isn't someone he can forget easily. His mother is getting worse and he thinks maybe the man she played music with may be the key to getting his mother her memories back.

A book of hope and more. We all go through changes one way or another, sometimes of the toughest type and this shows that taking that small step can make things so, so different if we try. Its drama, its friendships and a little romance all rolled in together. A wonderful read I most thoroughly enjoyed.

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This Thing Called Love- Debbie Howells
Just finished this over the weekend and what an absolutely beautiful book. It gave me allll the fuzzies.
This is a story about so many things. It's about surrendering to and trusting the power of the universe. It's about loss and the impact it has on different people. It's about family and the complexities of those relationships. It's about finding your tribe. It's about love.

Bee, quite suddenly, finds herself dumped, unemployed and homeless. Needless to say she feels like the universe is against her and is struggling to figure out her place in the world. Upon discovering the name of her birth father, she takes off to Majorca in search of him but the universe has some very interesting plans for her indeed.
Alex finds himself living with his mother after her diagnosis of early onset Dementia. Coming home one day to discover she has had a fall sets in motion a chain of events neither of them could have imagined.

This is a wonderful book that I could not get enough of. It was heartwarming and hopeful and uplifting. Exactly what I needed this weekend. I love the multiple narrator style novel. All the characters in the book are so well developed and you fall in love with all of them. It's an emotive read and one I just couldn't put down. As always, very grateful to @netgalley for this wonderful ARC and to @theboldbookclub @boldwoodeverafter for approving me 🙏
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A truly heartbreaking but ultimately uplifting story about family, friendship, love and serendipity.
To say I wanted more would be an understatement. This was a delicious page turner right from the start. Everytime I had to put it down, it was all I could think about. I did end up finishing way past my bedtime, just so I would be able to sleep.

A heart-warming story, implausible and predictable at times but nevertheless very pleasant to read. Great set of characters that it’s impossible not to love. A compelling read that kept me glued to the page and one I will definitely recommend.
With many thank to Boldwood, NetGalley and the author for an early copy.

Some stories don’t just unfold—they pull you in completely. This was one of them. I sat down on a Sunday afternoon, thinking I’d read a few chapters, and before I knew it, I had finished the entire book.

Debbie Howells captured something truly powerful here. Dementia isn’t just a backdrop; it’s a storm that arrives suddenly, turning a mother’s life—and her child’s—inside out. When it’s still in its early stages, there’s a cruel awareness to it, a heartbreaking push-and-pull between remembering and forgetting. And just when you think that’s enough to deal with, life throws another curveball—finding out there’s a father you never knew, living in Mallorca. Do you stay and hold onto the past, or do you leap into the unknown?

This book is about loss, but it’s also about discovery. About music, memories, and the unexpected turns that shape who we become. It’s raw, it’s real, and it lingers long after the last page.