A single moment can change everything… but can love help us survive?This wasn’t how it was supposed to be… they have left: their love for each other.
As Jessica and Todd fight for survival, their connection carries them through the biggest challenge of their lives. Memories and regrets swirl around the couple as they finally take a moment to reflect on what really matters.
There’s one big, icy question that haunts them, though: Is this where their story will end?
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It’s going to be hard to put into words how much I loved this book. First, the cover. It’s gorgeous, I love snow and yellow roses, but after finishing the book, the cover has a deeper meaning to me now making it even more beautiful. This author has become one of my must read authors since the first book I read of hers. Each story has been unique and unlike anything I’ve personally read. This one was no exception. Jess and Todd have been through a lot in life, and in their marriage. It hasn’t always been an easy journey, but their love is strong and real. Most of the story takes place as a conversation between two people which takes a unique author to pull something like that off and keep it interesting. Lindsay Detwiler nailed it! Never once was I bored, in fact, I’m a slow reader and I finished this quicker than most. For the last 25% of the book, my heart started to race because I thought I knew how it would go and I was wrong. The ending, though I cursed the author for my angst, was perfectly written. I want to go into more detail about my favorite parts, etc, but I don’t want to spoil it for anyone. The only other thing I will say is that I believe this story would make a fantastic movie! So…Go.Read.Love.Review.
Favorite Quotes:
It was an untraditional traditional wedding ceremony, but it was magical all the same. They’d learned early on that love wasn’t easy. Sometimes it meant you acted like a stupid ass. Sometimes it meant you messed up. Sometimes it was equivalent to running a marathon in what was practically a blizzard.
Everyone did it—got caught up in the routine, in the chaos, in the madness. In the midst of this crisis, though, she realized the little moments were what made them who they were… It was funny, tragic how it took something like this to show you what mattered.
Back then, they had been two people who naively thought life lasted forever, that they had so much time. They’d thought they were immortal, their lives irrevocably promised to them…. It took a devastating dance with death for Jess to realize life is lived in the seemingly small moments, the tiny memories most don’t even think about.
My Review:
This book took my breath away, squeezed my cold heart, and moved me to tears more than once, all of which are rare occurrences and rather amazing feats. Lindsey Detwiler definitely has the word voodoo as I was immediately transported by her magical words and injected into Jess’s inner musings – I was right there with her while she was trapped in the snowdrift along with her precious Todd, who I positively adored. Despite living in the tropics, I felt miserably cold all day as I read of their harrowing experience of being trapped for days in a vehicle during a blinding blizzard. As they filtered through their memories, I was devastated as they recalled their periods of despair and thrilled as they exalted in their joys and triumphs. I cherished their offbeat and unconventional lifestyle. Ms. Detwiler’s poignant, amusing, and emotive writing tugged at my heartstrings and brought a smile to my lips as the characters reminisced about how they met, their first kiss, the first ‘I love you,’ their wedding and wedding night, as well as their trials and tribulations. All of this is occurring while they are also battling the elements and suffering the injuries of a motor vehicle accident and dying by inches yet also desperately hoping for rescue. I cherished their union, humor, and resolve. Sigh. Lindsay Detwiler has mad skills.