The Light We Lost

I initially was about to give this book 4 stars mainly because I like the writing and I was so interested by the love story of the main characters. But the more I think of it, the more I dislike it.

I was rooting for Lucy and Gabe's relationship but then things just started not working out for both of them so they broke up with each other. Then, Lucy met this other guy named Darren and I also find myself rooting for their relationship as well. But at that point, I'm kind of annoyed with Lucy because she's still obsessed with Gabe even though he doesn't care much about her anymore. Plus, she's already dating Darren, got engaged and eventually got married with him.

I didn't enjoy the second half of the book as much as I did in the first half. I'm constantly annoyed with the characters. I didn't like that Gabe just wanted to talk to Lucy just when he felt like talking to her. He would call her at random and will tell her that he misses her and that she's still his light, whatsoever, and then never calls her again for months or a year even. He's self-centered and doesn't acknowledge Lucy's feelings sometimes. I also didn't like how Lucy still thinks about Gabe all the time even though she's already married with two kids. I also didn't like how Lucy talked about how she didn't want to be a full time mom. I get that she's a career woman but she's talking about full time moms like she's degrading them. My mom is a full time mom and that scene just pissed me off. Being a career woman is no better than moms who prefer to stay at home and tend their kids. And Darren is even worse. I hate the way he treated Lucy and how he pushed his ideas and his plans towards her without asking for her thoughts and ideas on things that involves them both. I also hate that he doesn't trust her and commands her to do things with their kids when he can just do it himself.

The cheating part of the story just left a bad taste in my mouth. I didn't like how this book glorified it and made it justified at the same time and it drives me crazy. I know that these things do happen in real life but I just didn't like how the author handled and executed the said topic. I also didn't cry reading this book which is what I was expecting. Instead, I ended up not liking the characters and I felt let down by all of it.