Summer is doing its best to wrap things up around here. School has started. The temperatures have dropped a good ten degrees. And even a few of the trees are starting to show some color. As one season comes to an end and another begins, the lessons from Liz Johnson’s newest release, The Last Way Home, shine even brighter. It’s the perfect book to read while cozied in your hammock, watching a few yellow leaves spiral down around you. It’s a book of endings and new beginnings. And I highly recommend you put it on your fall TBR!
Keep reading to find my full review and where to purchase your own copy!
About the Book:
Every broken thing can be made beautiful again
When Eli Ross left Prince Edward Island to join the NHL, he left a broken family behind. More than a decade later, he’s headed home to an uncertain welcome. He wants to make things right with the family he wronged, but his mom’s business partner isn’t making it easy. To top it off, the coaching job he takes turns out to be more of a challenge than he anticipated.
For years, Violet Donaghy has put everything she had into making Eli’s mom’s ceramics shop a success, and she’s not eager to forgive the man who hurt the family that’s taken her in as one of their own. But when the kiln at the shop starts a fire that nearly destroys the studio, she’ll need all the help she can get to save the business and their summer income.
When Eli and Violet come together, they must find the strength to mend the broken pieces of the Ross family–and to heal their own hearts.
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My Thoughts:
The Last Way Home by Liz Johnson is the second book in the Prince Edward Island Shores series. This book focuses on the oldest Ross brother, Eli. The Prodigal Son returns to the island in search of the family he’s missed for eleven long years. When he clashes with the woman who helped heal his mother’s broken heart, he’s surprised to find someone who is also familiar with guilt, shame, and heartache.
The beautiful and relaxing landscapes of Prince Edward Island are the perfect backdrop for Eli and Violet to confront the ugly and painful parts of their past together. I shed real tears over their heartache and cheered for them as they fought through their grief and regret. It was captivating to watch two very broken souls find a way to mend their scars and allow the threads of healing to knit them tightly together.
These characters will work their way into your heart and not let go, even after you’ve finished reading. If you’re looking for a soul-cleansing story of redemption, then Eli and Violet’s story deserves a spot on your bookshelf!
I’m looking forward to Levi’s story releasing next year!
I was given a copy of this book by the publisher with no expectations of a positive review. All opinions are my own.
I hope this new season brings you many blessings. As the world changes around us, let us keep our eyes focused on the One who is in control of it all.
Happy reading and God bless,
Kristina
Blessed & Bookish 