All That’s Left of Me by Janis Thomas

 

 

This book starts and I thought, did I write this book? Is this book my life? This book starts with a BANG! A typical mom getting ready for work, or so we thought. The chaos of the morning routine, the battles we pick as moms. Emma is annoyed by the neighbor’s dog who incessantly barks and impedes her sleep and her little to no quiet time. Murphy’s Law gets her throughout her morning, only to turn a day that started with a black cloud into a complete and utter disastrous one. We meet Emma’s teenage son, Josh who has Cerebral Palsy and her rebellious teenage daughter, Katie as well as her husband, Colin. I quickly read through Chapter 7 in one sitting. I found myself screaming at the book, rooting for Emma, wanting to be a friend to her and just wrap her in a giant bear hug and that was just how I felt up to Chapter 7. Emma quickly realizes that when she makes a wish, it actually comes true. Hmmm, this makes you think, doesn’t it? What would you wish for or away? Emma soon realizes that once she makes a wish it actually comes true, but also that she cannot wish it away or change that wish. OOPS. We soon find out that you really do need to be extremely careful what you wish for. Emma keeps a diary so that she can remember certain things from her life, pre-wishes, as her memories of what things were like before the wish soon fades away. As the story unfolds, we see that each wish has it’s benefits as well as detriments. Think about how one wish changes so many things. Well, Emma soon finds out what great effects a wish can ultimately have on her life.  

 

Janis Thomas has completely blown my mind with this book. Would I risk changing one thing in my life to risk the negative effects that it could have? This is my first book that I have read of hers and I am hooked. I cried, laughed, screamed, and felt so many emotions with this book. Janis mentions at the end of the book that the idea came to her after the death of her mother. It really changes the way we think. Why should we wish we had more time or spent more time. We should make the time to spend more time with the kids, shut off the electronics and simply be in the now. What a wake up call this book was for me. I fully enjoyed this book and cannot wait to read it again with my reading buddy once it comes out in stores!

 

You can find this book on June 12, 2018 on Amazon.com or enter the giveaway on Goodreads.com