[image error] After her mother’s death, eighteen-year-old Katie finds herself in a town she never thought she’d see again. Lost in turmoil and sadness, a ray of hope shines brightly when she comes face to face with Julian for the first time in years.

However, he isn’t the same boy she left behind. Reserved and covered in bruises, everyone in River Valley avoids him. Rumors of his activities run rampant.

Despite his cold attitude toward her and her own sadness, Katie can’t keep her thoughts from straying to her childhood friend.

Julian is barely keeping it together. He’s the sole provider for his family after his dad leaves. His dreams to go to college are ruined. Even his relationship with his older brother leaves its mark.

But, Katie’s back in town and is stirring feelings in him he thought were lost forever.

Can they find hope and love in each other, or will the struggle to survive their desperate situations prove too much?

This is the first book I read by Kayla Tirrell and it certainly won’t be the last one

[image error]Katie and Julian have been friends forever… Until Katie’s parents divorced and she moved away.

Years later, Katie finds herself back in Julian’s life, but the circumstances have change and their friendship no longer stands.

Whereas Katie wants to approach him, she gets shut down by Julian’s cold attitude and looks. But Julian is not that bad, he cares so much for her that he doesn’t want to drag her into his chaotic life… And he doesn’t think he could stand another loved one walking out on him.

As the story unfolds, Katie starts hanging out with Gwen and Mitch, who happen to be friends with Julian, which means Katie and Julian inevitably get to spend time together and can’t run away from their feelings, much as they want to.

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“All The Things We Lost” is a story about second chances, love, family and friendship. It is through loss that it adresses all the themes and it is only through that loss that the characters get to apreciatte what they have, even if it doesn’t seem much.

It is a book I strongly recommend, since I really enjoyed it and I could relate to certain situations and characters in the story.