Goes Without Saying by Luisa A Jones

Completely Relatable.

Luisa A Jones has done an amazing job writing in this book and made it completely realistic and relatable to me as a reader. There was funny sections as well as the hard emotional thoughts that can go through your head at the situations taking place that I loved as it got me hooked from the beginning.

Goes Without Saying is about a couple, Megan and Tom, who have been having problems in their marriage when Tom leaves a note and decides to go away for the break without speaking to his heavily pregnant wife. Nor does he tell her or their 2 daughters where he is away to. This is devastating thing to happen and not knowing if he is gone for good or wither she wants him to return Megan goes after him.

The book flips into the couples past which some do not like but for me it gave depth to the book on how things had changed with the couple. It also gave the story from both the couples perspectives so you could understand both Megan's anger and hurt but also Tom's struggles that caused him to need to get away.

The Characters both have flaws and this makes it all the more realistic and becomes thought provoking to my own life where after so many years a relationship that was once open and fun can change. Especially if we are not communicating. The issues are raised well by the author and there is still the good times in the book that make it a lovely and sometimes funny read rather than a dark depressing story that it could have been with the subject matter. First read by myself on this author and hopefully not my last.

By Claire