sabrinatheghost

Beautiful story of love and healing.

Owen's job is restoring old paintings, millimeter by millimeter, hours of patience and a steady hand. He is a very realistic character who feels everything so deeply to the point he ends up feeling nothing at all.

The pain Owen experiences after the ultimate betrayal from his ex, he stops feeling everything, everything is dull and bland. No more color or flavor. Until he meets Ben.

Someone who is beyond understanding, caring and loving. Gentle in the hopes of making the world feel a little less sad.

The way their relationship slowly builds, the trust that is formed is one that makes my heart ache. But sometimes that's not enough. You know the saying, you don't know what you've got until it's gone. Owen's fear of being in love again and then being hurt overtook all of him and he did the hurting first. But all that did was teach him that he was truly in love this time, in a way that time doesn’t heal.

The beautiful story explores mental health, romantic love, platonic love, the beauty of art, and how your past can define you in both the bad and the good, but you choose what to make of it.

I started reading at 9 pm and had to force myself to go to bed after 11 because I would stay up until I finished it. I finished it this morning, this book was addictive in the best way.