Book Review: A Thousand Letters by Staci Hart

A Thousand Letters by Staci Hart

Pages: 282
Publish date: 9th of February
Publisher: –
ASIN: B01NB0MXYL
Purchase: Amazon UK – Amazon US – Amazon AU

Sometimes your life is split by a single decision.

I’ve spent every day of the last seven years regretting mine: he left, and I didn’t follow. A thousand letters went unanswered, my words like petals in the wind, spinning away into nothing, taking me with them.

But now he’s back.

I barely recognize the man he’s become, but I can still see a glimmer of the boy who asked me to be his forever, the boy I walked away from when I was young and afraid.

Maybe if he’d come home under better circumstances, he could speak to me without anger in his voice. If I’d said yes all those years ago, he’d look at me without the weight of rejection in his eyes. Maybe if things were different, we would have had a chance.

One regretted decision sent him away. One painful journey brought him back to me. I only wish I could keep him.

A Thousand Letters:

I received a copy of A Thousand Letters by Staci Hart from InkSlinger PR in exchange for an honest review. This has in no way influenced my thoughts and feelings about the book.

I’ve tried to write this review with as little spoilers as I can, but there a few that will pop up.

I picked up A Thousand Letters on a whim, I saw it popping up on my twitter timeline and then I got an email about it. It was a spare of the moment pick and I am glad that I did. A Thousand Letters is an emotional and heart wrenching read – so be prepared.

Seven years ago Elliot made a mistake, a mistake that has haunted her. It’s torn her apart. She hasn’t spoken or seen Wade since that last moment. But when he returns, their past comes back and all the emotions reach the surface.

Elliot was a really easy protagonist to get along with. I loved how much she cared, even when so many people around her didn’t. Seven years before not only did she break Wade’s heart, but her own and since then her life hasn’t been the same. Throughout A Thousand Letters the reader is able to see how Elliot is both suffering and needs to let it go. Elliot is very close to Wade’s. She has grown up with him, and his father cares for her so much. His one of the only people that believe in her.

Wade was difficult to get along with. I understand why he acted the way that he did for a lot fo the book, but it was also hard to go along with yet. Wade has a lot of issues. And for the first time in seven years his seeing Elliot again. But, it’s not all good. He is on leave from the army because his father isn’t good health wise. It was heartbreaking, and all over emotional. Wade is one of those guys that holds all of his emotions in and then cracks – and he does it a few times in A Thousand Letters.

The romance was hard not to fall for, but at the same time it anger me to the core. Seven years ago Elliot and Wade had fallen in love and then he asked her to marry him. There were a few reasons why she said no, but not loving him wasn’t one of them. I think Wade’s reactions were, difficult. He doesn’t think about what she says and he blurts it all out. Throughout the book, we see both Wade and Elliot struggling with their feelings and seeing each other after all this time. Wade did some questionable things throughout the book, but there love for each other was also beautiful.

A Thousand Letters has a big sense of family and friends. Some bad and some good. It was really nice to see the balance between families that care and the ones that don’t. I loved that Wade’s family cared so much for Elliot, she was a part of the family.

And although I really enjoyed reading this book, I did feel there was slightly too many characters. It’s hard keeping up with so many people, trying to remember who they are and how they are related.

Overall, A Thousand Letters is a heartbreaking read and will leave you an emotional wreck. It’s about family, friends and second chances. It’s about forgiveness, letting go and falling in love.