Book Review: Safe & Sound by T.S. Krupa

Reviewer: Samantha

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Summary:

When Jill met Jay Greenfield she knew she had found her forever love. She was a kindergarten teacher, he was a high-powered attorney and their lives were perfect. But when a tragic accident takes Jay’s life, this young bride is left to pick up the pieces.

Jill finds herself a young widow facing multiple decisions she thought she had a lifetime to decide. With support from her childhood best friends, Lanie and Stella, Jill attempts to piece her life back together. With nightmares plaguing her dreams and the struggles of constant grief over Jay’s passing, Stella and Lanie keep near constant vigilance over her.

In the process of settling the estate, Jill learns that her husband was not quite the man she thought he was. She finds herself transported to the small beach town of Oak Island, North Carolina. But the fairy tale ending she envisioned no longer exists. She must face the reality that Jay is gone as she finds herself having a chance at love one more time.

Safe and Sound follows a yearlong journey of love, loss, friendship, and conquering the unexpected.

Samantha’s Review:

This book is heartfelt and is sure to pull at heartstrings. The author does an amazing job at building up Jilly and Jay’s love story, and when it all comes crashing down you can’t help but hurt for her. The descriptions in the book are vivid and will easily transport you into the story. T.S Krupa is a new author to me, but I will be sure to look for her future novels!

Kate’s Review:

Safe and Sound is a haunting book that will stay with you long after you read it. Jill’s story in many ways is every woman’s nightmare—to find exactly the right man who makes you happy in every way and then lose him in the blink of an eye. Devastation. That is the only word to describe the first fifty pages of Jill’s story. And you feel every second.

But as is true in life always, when one door closes another will open, or at least a window will be cracked. Jill discovers that life doesn’t end with a death. Something is waiting on the other end of grief. And time has a way of, if not healing all wounds, cleansing them so that we can see the hurt well enough to stitch it together.

I found the first chapter of Safe and Sound to be utterly tedious in the boring mundane detail that T.S. Krupa provides in every single sentence. And then it hit me, as I hit the last page—that’s life. Boring and mundane, until something happens that rocks you to your core and turns your world upside down. But just when you think it’s all over, it really might be just beginning. Thanks, Krupa, for the reminder!

It’s definitely worth putting Safe and Sound on your summer reading list!

4 stars