♥︎ Heather ⚔ 's Reviews > The Things We Cannot Say

“You and I were made for each other—so whether you come to be with me or I come home to be with you—we will always find our way back to each other.”


5 Breathtaking Stars!

╰┈➤World War Two

Alina and Tomasz are childhood sweethearts. The night before he leaves for college, Tomasz proposes marriage. But when their village falls to the Nazis, Alina doesn’t know if Tomasz is alive or dead.

╰┈➤Present day

When Alice’s cherished grandmother is hospitalized, a hidden box of mementoes reveals a tattered photo of a young man, a tiny leather shoe and a letter. Her grandmother begs Alice to return to Poland to see what became of those she held dearest.

In Poland separated from her family, Alice begins to uncover the story her grandmother is so desperate to tell, and discovers a love that bloomed in the winter of 1942. As a painful family history comes to light, will the struggles of the past and present finally reach a heartbreaking resolution?

I initially picked this up because I was in the mood for something to both captivate and crush me, and let me tell you - this delivered. I was completely invested and immersed in this book from page one.

A beautiful, tragic, hopeful story.

“I stared into the dispersing crowd as I learned for the first time the way it felt to force someone else’s welfare to a higher priority than your own instinct for survival.”

"Sometimes the things we cannot say are the most important things we need to hear."

"Grief is not a weakness. It is a testament to the love we had for those we've lost."

"Sometimes the strongest people are the ones who have faced the greatest hardships."

"Sometimes the greatest love stories are the ones that never had a chance to be told."


"Life has a way of shattering our expectations, of leaving our hopes in pieces without explanation. But when there's love in a family, the fragments left behind from our shattered dreams can always be pulled together again, even if the end result is a mosaic." 💔


“Life has a way of reminding you that you are at the mercy of chance, and that even well-thought-out plans can turn to chaos in an instant.” ❤️