There is something special about a book that surprises you and stays with you after you’re done reading.

This is one of those books.

Easy Out is a tale of finding love after loss, finding your family and finding yourself. This is a tale of redemption, of speaking up, of finding love. This is a tale of sorrow and joy.

It is beautiful.

James and Lauren’s journey to one another was not what I was expecting, in the best of ways. I really found myself falling in love with this story.

I really enjoyed the interracial relationship aspect and the lengths that they all went through to welcome one another. As a white woman married to an Hispanic man, I really loved the fact that Lauren took it upon herself to learn Spanish. It was a really wholesome tidbit that I relate to.