A Thousand Broken Pieces

Grief hurt worse when you were alone
⭐:5When you lose someone really close to you, you lose a part of yourself with them too. You want to share all the trivial and beautiful moments with them. The life they left behind leaves you with scars and an empty heart that no one can fill.The book begins where “A Thousand Boy Kisses” ended. Reading the prologue, I knew this book would make me cry hard. Savannah lost her sister at an early age, which deeply affected her emotional well-being. She built an invisible wall around herself that no one could break through.Meanwhile, Cael also lost someone close to him, making him angry at everything and everyone. Once a happy child, Cael transformed into someone who doesn’t know what being happy means anymore.Cael and Savannah have one thing in common: their journey of grief. They both lost their siblings, which traumatized them. They are haunted by their pasts, and because they couldn’t move on, their parents decided to send them to therapy, where they could share their loss with peers who had gone through the same.This story felt like a personal hug. The author portrays grief, loss, and the healing journey very well. The mention of different places in the book was surreal. My favorite part is where the author beautifully writes about different countries and their beliefs regarding death, especially the description of India.From my side, this book is highly recommended. If you wanna know the pain people feel after losing their loved ones this book is it. I really felt this book. Losing loved ones and then living the life after them is really hard. It takes a lot of courage afterwards and I know the pain.

Heartbreaking!!
🥹🥹🥹⬅️ This is how I feel right now!!!To say I was crying throughout this book would be an understatement. The aftermath of losing our loved ones is heartbreaking to say the least. Thankfully I have never experienced this loss but my heart hurts so much for Cael, Sav and others.“I have come to understand that death, for the sick, is not so hard to endure. For us, eventually our pain ends, we go to a better place. But for those left behind, their pain only magnifies.”—Poppy, ATBK.You can imagine if the start was like this, then how would the whole book be??Well! THIS BOOK IS NOT FOR EVERYONE⚠️ Please read all the triggers beforehand‼️🔹This is not some normal romance but a book about Love, Grief and friendship. It’s about after-effects of losing a loved one and a journey of healing. I was crying all along and I loved this book so much!!! I was able to sympathise with all the characters. Everything was written so beautifully, that I could imagine it happening in front of me. I was so happy to read about my country India in the book and loved seeing it from another person’s perspective.The descriptions of anxiety, panic attacks, and depression are so intense and detailed. I can only imagine how hard that must be to endure and I think only the person who experienced this can write in so much detail. And hats off to Tillie Cole for writing this book because I know and read in the end how difficult it was for her to write this particular book.🔸My rec would be proceed with caution. For myself, I loved this book so much!! I’m so happy for Cael & Savannah because after going through so much they got their HEA🩷Character development of everyone was commendable and not even a single detail was left out. Now that’s what we are looking for, in any book.🔹

Oh my heart, y’all, wow. Just wow. I knew this one would ruin and wreck me and leave me a sniffling mess, but still, I was. Not. Ready. Not by a long shot. I’ve never quoted a Dedication before, but when it starts like this, you know you’re in for it: “For those who have lost a loved one, I walk with you. For those who have lost a piece of their heart, I hold your hand. For those who don’t know how to move on, I pray this book gives you solace.”The simple fact of life is, the longer we live, the more loved ones we lose, and I’ve lost my share. Still, I pulled up my big girl britches and dove in. I lived – unapologetically, wholeheartedly, and completely – in this story. I’m not at all an emotional reader, but this one forced its way through all my defenses, and I held on tight attempting to withstand the poignant battering. But then I gave in. I gave up. I just was. Utterly, entirely in the story.Unsurprisingly, this masterful, gifted storyteller gives us beautiful prose brimming with tender sentiment, profound insight, and sage wisdom. And the emotional impact is as stunning as it is unforgettable. This one will rip your heart to shreds, ruthlessly stomp on the pieces, and then carefully, patiently, perfectly mend it.Let’s be real. There’s no way to protect your heart from this one, and if you’re anything like me, you’ll go heedlessly charging in. Please though, be kind to yourself. Give yourself grace. Set it aside if you need to but then let yourself wholly live in the vast constellation of emotions.If you’re blessed enough to never have lost someone vital, you’ll have greater understanding of that loss after traveling this road with Savannah and Cael. And if you have known devastating loss, hopefully you’ll feel a little less alone and a little more healed after this experience.One thing’s for certain. It’s impossible to read this and come out on the other side unchanged. Maybe a little more broken yet carefully pieced back together, but all the more beautiful for it. Don’t miss this story of exquisite grace, stunning beauty, and profound wisdom

What can I say about this book, I’m still a blubbering mess! I lost my younger sister to cancer 5 years ago, so I can relate to everything Sav is going through/feeling. I would have loved to attend a grief camp like the one she attended, and I will be taking a couple of things that was mentioned on board as part of my own healing. Tillie is an amazing writer who really tugs at the heart strings. Both books are amazing reads but a word of advice, don’t read them at work or you’ll end up with red rimmed eyes and a blubbering mess around your work friends and any customers. Thank you for writing such an amazing book