Review of Come What May

Harshitha G B · Post by **Harshitha G B** » 26 Jun 2024, 00:25

[Following is a volunteer review of "Come What May" by Marie Fostino.]

5 out of 5 stars

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"Come What May" by Marie Fostina delves into the topics of love, forgiveness, faith, and sadness. With allusions to both past and current circumstances, it centers on Rose and Tony's love and marriage lives.

In the opening scene of the narrative, Tony is in the hospital, struggling for his life, and Rose is praying to God to save him. As Rose walks around the corner of the hospital, she thinks back to the day she first met Tony in 1973, when she was dancing. Music, mutual friends, and eventually fate all played a part in bringing them together, which eventually led to their marriage. I could feel the love in the air as I read the author's enchanted telling of their story. The couple began their adventure by getting married, gradually constructing their lives, overcoming obstacles, working through conflicts, developing as a unit, and introducing their children into the family to increase love. It feels like a beautiful family, doesn't it? Reading this section of the book made me feel the same way.

The next scene takes us around several parts of the hospital and lets us see how the family members of those fighting for their lives are feeling, including sadness, fear, worry, helplessness, and carelessness. This illustration demonstrates how connections develop over time and demonstrate the underlying causes of people's emotional reactions to a potentially fatal situation. The author deftly wrote the narrative to evoke thoughts about the dynamic nature of our relationships with those we love. These are the kinds of reactions they can have to our past actions.

In Rose and Tony's past lives, Tony's unspeakable deeds caused the worst betrayal in their union, sending Rose into an unending state of pain and making her decide between fleeing and fighting. The hardest thing she had to do was convince herself that everything would be well, fight for connections, uncover the truth, and give Tony another opportunity at love. She decided to forgive him for herself, even though it wasn't an effortless one, and give herself the healing she needed to move on. As I read this part of the novel, I felt a strong emotional connection to Rose, especially her quandary over what to do. That's the power of writing—the author drew me into the narrative so I could feel Rose's suffering. The one thing I found hard to accept completely was the notion that forgiveness is the same as true love, as there are times when people have true love and find it challenging to forgive treachery. This demonstrates the range of viewpoints and opinions held by people.

I rate this book 5 out of 5. A raw and genuine narrative, an emotional story, captivating narration, and a seamless transition between past and current events are some of the book's strong points. I was completely engrossed in the novel; I could feel every word. Authorship is solely acknowledged. The editing staff did a competent job of producing a flawless book. It's alright to skip this book if readers don't enjoy reading about infidelity because some people find such stories upsetting, but I do suggest it to everyone who wants to read about the path of forgiveness, love, hope, and healing.

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Yashi Shukla · Post by **Yashi Shukla** » 02 Jul 2024, 08:26

I don't like a romantic story which includes infidelity but the overall plot of this book makes me intrigued. Your detailed pointwise explanation of the plot is something that I really appreciated and also the reason that I might read this book. Loved your review.

Post by **Priya Murugesan** » 03 Jul 2024, 21:57

A very good analysis of the book, Harshitha! I have read this book and am glad that I share your views!

Lakshmi12345 · Post by **Lakshmi12345** » 10 Jul 2024, 13:42

The book containing infidelity and forgiveness both at a time, is not my cup of tea in selection of book but as reimbursed says the book settled in 1970's Era, may be its different approachable time.