The Moment of Letting Go
4 out of 5 Let-Go Stars
"Drink the sky."
J.A. Redmerski is a talented author, the type of author that changes the way you see yourself and your life through her writing. The Moment of Letting Go is no exception, and had me questioning my own actions and choices while reading it. This novel is all about being more carefree, having fun with what you do in life, overcoming your fears, and learning how to let go. I learned so much from The Edge of Never, and while that book will always be my number one, The Moment of Letting Go taught me more than I ever expected.
"I know what I want to do, but like so much of my life, it doesn't at all feel like I should."
Sienna:
Sienna is all about stability -- a stable career, a stable income, a stable lifestyle. Growing up poor and watching her parents struggle to raise her financially and seeing the effect this strain had on her parents made her crave a different life. She graduated from college, works at a prestigious job with her best friend, and thinks she's reached that steady point in her life where this is what she'll do for the rest of her life. All of that changes when an assignment takes her to the beaches of Oahu, Hawaii, where she meets carefree surfer Luke Everett. After only a couple sentences, he has her intrigued and has her already questioning her life. Maybe her stable life isn't what she needs. Maybe she should let Luke teach her how to let go of all her problems and enjoy life. Maybe she should let her heart take control this time. What she doesn't expect is the feelings that emerge within her on this trip, and just how much staying in Hawaii for another two weeks is going to change her.
"You're not you anymore. And it's scaring the hell out of me."
Luke:
Luke may seem like a carefree surfer that lives fast and wild, but he's experienced tragedy in his life that has changed him completely. When he see some of his old self in Sienna, he wants to help her just like his family tried to help him. Helping her overcome her fears, doing what she loves in life, not being controlled by money -- these are all things that Luke wants Sienna to be able to do. It doesn't hurt that she's a gorgeous girl who intrigues him just as much as he intrigues her. But besides from them only having two weeks together, Luke knows that they won't last. His past has too much of a hold over him -- for good reason -- and he knows that his lifestyle isn't one that Sienna will be able to live with. Luke knows how fragile the future is -- he learned that the hard way. Will he and Sienna be able to overcome the enormity of Luke's past and find a way to be together? Or will the two be pushed away by fragility of the future?
"Death can happen at any moment. Life is finite, Sienna. The one thing we're all destined to do, no matter what, is die. I don't want to be someone always afraid of it. I want to live what life I have left to the fullest."
Overall:
Reading Sienna and Luke's story was quite a journey to experience. Overcoming fears, accepting loss, moving on from the past -- the two had a lot to deal with. I understand Sienna'a actions and choices, and I feel everything Luke does right alongside him. It's painful, heartbreaking, and bittersweet, but ultimately a story about letting go and living the life you choose. The Moment of Letting Go is a fantastic, emotional read, and I suggest reading it ASAP when it comes out on August 11th. Luke and Sienna's story is not one to be missed.
"We're all stronger than our weaknesses. Sometimes we just need someone else to help us find that strength."
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