How to Walk Away: A Novel

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I very much enjoyed this book. The story is engaging, and the characters are extremely well drawn. The book is beautifully written, and really drew me in. I loved it. I do have one source of frustration with it, albeit not enough of one to make me recommend it less highly. I admit to the crass concern of worrying about money on the heroine's behalf, an important respect in which this novel steps away from any claim to being realistic. Maggie never seems to have money problems, even though she had based spending before the accident on getting a fabulous job in business, a job that never materialized. Her parents don't seem to have any problems with money, either, nor does her sister. Maggie's insurance company, mentioned several times in the book, would have insisted on seeking recompense for the huge costs they undertake, and, if necessary, suing her stupid fiancé for negligently causing her injury. The authorities identified the cause of the crash as pilot error, and there is no way that an insurance company would have let that ride, nor should Maggie or her Maggie's parents have done so. But putting that aside, the book is terrific, and I'm looking forward to reading Things You Save In a Fire.

After giving up on Happiness For Beginners I wasn't sure if I'd enjoy this book by the same author but I read the whole thing in a day. Maggie is such a likeable sunshine character and she made me giggle. Her struggle was written well and the story had a good balance of family dynamics, struggles of rehabilitation and romance. I would say the romance side felt a bit unfinished. I would've liked a bit more interaction between Maggie and Iain whilst she was in hospital but overall this is a 4.5 star read.

I enjoyed How to Walk Away and would give it a solid 4 stars. Katherine Center has a very engaging writing style, and the story flows smoothly from beginning to end. It’s entertaining, emotional, and easy to read, with no unnecessary fillers. That said, there were a couple of things that kept it from being a 4.5-star read for me. After such a life-threatening accident, I found the female main character a bit too relaxed emotionally. Given the severity of what she went through, I expected a deeper or more prolonged internal struggle. Toward the final chapters, the story also became a little too unrealistic for my taste. The decision for the female character to attend a wedding in another country felt odd, and the sudden appearance of her crush seemed convenient and overdone. It was a bit “too much” and pulled me out of the story. Overall, though, the novel is well written, engaging, and enjoyable. I’m really enjoying Katherine Center’s books and will definitely continue reading her work.

I so enjoyed this book, and read it through in one sitting. It has everything I love in a story, humour, romance, inspiration, hope, wisdom... I could go on! I’ve read all Katherine Center’s books now, and loved all of them.