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Great and Precious Things

de Rebecca Yarros

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Fiction. Literature. Romance. How do you define yourself when others have already decided who you are? Six years ago, when Camden Daniels came back from war without his younger brother, no one in the small town of Alba, Colorado, would forgive him-especially his father. He left, swearing never to return. But a desperate message from his father brings it all back. The betrayal. The pain. And the need to go home again. But home is where the one person he still loves is waiting. Willow. The one woman he can never have. Because there are secrets buried in Alba that are best left in the dark. If only he could tell his heart to stay locked away when she whispers she's always loved him, and always will . . . Contains mature themes.… (més)
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4.3 stars

This author always writes with such depth and feeling. There seems to be layers upon layers in her stories that not only makes me feel but think. Her characters are multifaceted. They aren't perfect but the way that they love... That is perfect.

This is a journey. Things came out in this story that I predicted and then there were some moments that surprised me.

I highly recommend this author to anyone that wants to go on a journey of the spirit because her words will likely touch your soul in the most unlikely of ways. I wish that the ending had been more than a HFN but with a love like Cam and Willow's I know that it is guaranteed. After all, it is a great and precious thing. ( )
  MagicalRi | Feb 24, 2022 |
I absolutely loved this book. It was beautiful, well laid out, and the story was absolutely mesmerizing!

Honestly, the only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because I don't like when books have scenes in them. Thankfully there was only one and it was super easy to skip past.

Other than that I loved the story! Their is loss, humor, romance, and even a tinge of mystery. I've always enjoyed a story with so many different elements.

In short, it's a story about a guy in the military who comes back to his hometown where he swore he'd never go back to. And he does it for his dad who is angry with him. Once he gets back, he runs into the girl he always loved, but never told. There are a ton of things that I will leave for you to find out for yourself! ( )
  Yodareads12 | Nov 30, 2020 |
Rebecca Yarros wrote one of my favorite books of all time and I will read everything she puts out. I was so excited for Great and Precious Things and I was not disappointed.

I really loved Cam and Willow. I liked being able to see the layers of their relationship over the years, including when they were younger. It was nice to see how the relationship with Willow and his brother played out as well so you could really see the love between the two.

This does deal with triggers for Alzheimer’s, grief, and loss. It deals with issues around medical needs such as a DNR.

I was not a huge fan of the ending, but otherwise I really loved this one. ( )
  SimplyKelina | Sep 7, 2020 |
Thank you in advance to the publisher, Amara/Entangled Publishing, and BookishFirst for providing a complimentary review copy. A positive review was not required. All words and thoughts are my own.

This is the first book I’ve read by Rebecca Yarros. The blurb sounded interesting so I HAD to trade my points in on it.

Content warnings include:

** Language Content ("F" bombs)
** Early On-Set Alzheimer’s
** DNR/Right-To-Die/Advanced Directives
** PTSD
** Descriptive Sex Scene

For anyone looking for a “clean” romance read – this is not it. While there are some minor elements of inspiration, this doesn’t fit into the “Christian” fiction department.

I mention these elements because some of the books I have reviewed are more of the Christian and Clean Reads variety. I highly believe in content warnings so the reader knows what they are getting into. The lack of Christian content and the STRONG language doesn’t bother me as I have heard and read worse. This is solely here to guide a reader who might want or need a heads up.

“Great and Precious Things” is a near-realistic, heart-breaking, emotional, and somewhat inspiring read. I already knew it before getting into it. However, I was drawn to Willow and Cam’s story. Definitely Camden’s story was going to be the most heart-breaking. I wondered how it was going to play out.

Told from two (2) POVs – Camden and Willow – this story starts off, somewhat with a bang. Quite literally a “bang” within the first two chapters.

Camden has come back to deal with business of his father’s. Here is a spoiler – his father has “Early On-Set” Alzheimer’s, which is the main reason Cam is back. His father has asked him for a favor. That complicates things for Camden and his older brother Xander. And, Willow, also complicates things.

Willow also happens to be the girlfriend of Sullivan, Camden’s younger brother. Sullivan was killed in Afghanistan, and everyone including their father, blames Cam. Even Cam blames himself. Willow doesn’t. She is also harboring feelings for Cam unsure of how he feels about her.

The town also holds Cam’s past against him, despite the fact he was in the military and has “grown up”. Some even think the military allowed him to continue his “violence”, though his brother was revered as a hero.

War hero stories are ALWAYS going to be tenuous and strenuous to read. Any war, whether a great war (World War II) or a "conflict" (Korea) is bound to affect anyone. More so when the person is already misunderstood.

Yarros doesn’t play around with the realities of war, Alzheimer’s, advanced directives, prejudices, or societal expectations either. She realistically crafts family dysfunction with her vivid, candid, and unrelenting writing.

This book has a lot going on in it: Cam fighting for what his father wants, trying to help the town, Cam and Willow fighting their feelings for each other or hiding them, and much more.

Complete with guilt, grief, forgiveness, faith, and love – this story will not be an easy read. I found myself frustrated, angry, sad, heart-broken. This runs the spectrum of emotions.

There is a revelation in the last few chapters that I didn’t see coming. It added a bit of drama and mystery to the story and explained so much.

The title comes from something said by Camden’s father – all “great and precious things” are lonely.

As the readers will come to learn – sometimes the bad guy is really the good guy. Sometimes people take blame because they can handle it and because it protects those they love.

Very well written, despite the language. Yarros keeps the story going without getting boring or tedious. It’s hard to state that a book with this subject material is an enjoyable read, but I was entertained and enjoyed Cam and Willow’s journey. ( )
  medwards429 | May 2, 2020 |
Utterly captivating! Great and Precious Things follows the story of Willow Bradley - resident artist of Alba and, according to the town, still too devastated to move on from the death of her beau, Sullivan, who died six years ago - and Camden Daniels, bad boy, decorated soldier, and older brother to Willow's Sullivan. After following his estranged father's wishes to return to Alba to battle for his right to a Do-Not-Resuscitate order, Camden begins the fight of his life, not only to give the father who blames him for Sullivan's death back some of his bodily autonomy, but to also convince the unchanging, small town of Alba that he really isn't the bad guy after all. Throw in his struggle to maintain distance between himself and Willow, whom he has loved from afar what seems like his whole life, and rising tensions between him and his one remaining sibling, Xander (a.k.a. the "perfect" child), and Camden's got his work cut out for him.

The characters, although far from perfect, are so stunning in their lack of flawlessness that it makes it easy to connect with them. Camden has spent his life fighting for the approval of his dad and a town that only seems to see that worst in him. Willow has spent her life under her dad's thumb and the last several years moving on from the grief that everyone in Alba thinks she should continue to feel. Together, they just fit. Willow sees the good that Camden tries so hard to hide with his attempts to cover for his brothers. And Camden urges Willow to be her true self. It was beautiful watching how their relationship developed and strengthened.

Ultimately, Great and Precious Things is a story of forgiveness, redemption, and love - that between a man and his father, between brothers, and between two people who have finally got a shot at happiness. There is a delightful twist to the end of the story and Rebecca Yarros' writing keeps you captivated until the very end. ( )
  A_Ravenous_Reader | Mar 7, 2020 |
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Fiction. Literature. Romance. How do you define yourself when others have already decided who you are? Six years ago, when Camden Daniels came back from war without his younger brother, no one in the small town of Alba, Colorado, would forgive him-especially his father. He left, swearing never to return. But a desperate message from his father brings it all back. The betrayal. The pain. And the need to go home again. But home is where the one person he still loves is waiting. Willow. The one woman he can never have. Because there are secrets buried in Alba that are best left in the dark. If only he could tell his heart to stay locked away when she whispers she's always loved him, and always will . . . Contains mature themes.

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