Received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for a honest review. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own

I found this book somewhat boring. It just doesn’t connect well with me. Others might kike it better than I did

Brutally raw, empowering, and moving. The Years After You weaves a beautiful story of love lost and gained, and a need to find something greater than what is had. Striking, engaging, and un-put-down-able.

I received a copy of this in exchange for my honest review. Thank you NetGalley.

good storyline. great characters. good writing.
this book was fantastic.

This was such an amazing read that I couldn’t put it down. It went everywhere with me. To the doctors office, the dentist, the eye doctor. IT WENT ABSOLUTELY EVERYWHERE. I was so sad when it ended that I immediately went and bought more books from this author!

This book is devoted mainly to the other woman, the mistress. It was hers and Harry’s story. The wife had a small portion, written in italics. So not cool. Cheating is not acceptable to me in any shape or form. Period. The fact that the guy committed suicide half way through the book? This is telling. This book left a bitter taste in my mouth.

The Years After You tells the story of an extramarital affair from the viewpoint of each party - the wife, the husband and the mistress. Regardless of your opinion going in, it's easy to be pulled into each character's thoughts and feelings and in doing so, you find at least a little bit of empathy for their situation.

Harry has fallen "out of love" with his wife, Pippa. This is made all the easier when he falls "in love" with his assistant, Lily. However, when it comes down to it, he doesn't want to disrupt his family - basically for his children. So, he stays in his marriage but it's haunting him that he can't be with Lily on an ongoing basis. Couple this with his deteriorating mental stability and Harry can't pull himself out of the quagmire that he's slipped into.

I found myself feeling a full array of emotions for each of the three main characters that ranged from frustration to sadness. They each made mistakes that led to the breakdown in their relationships but it's easy to see that when you're looking at a situation from the outside. It's much more difficult to pick up on something like that when you are living it yourself.

Overall, I felt like this book left me with a few lasting thoughts. First of all, you have to communicate and can't be nonchalant with your major life decisions. You should always err on the side of love and don't wait for tomorrow because it is never guaranteed. There is so much to life that is truly bittersweet and cannot be helped. When you are able to somewhat control things, then try to make wise choices and don't waste those opportunities. This is definitely a story that I will ponder for a while.

Thank you to NetGalley and Amberjack Publishing for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Lily, Pippa, and Harry are in a triangle of a relationship. Told from each of their perspectives, this is about an affair- between Lily and Harry- that ends in both tragedy and renewal. Pippa's known that Harry and Lily are involved; she writes about in on her blog. Lily is deeply in love with Harry but she doesn't want him to leave Pippa and then she meets someone else. This sends Harry into a tailspin and ultimately to his suicide. Lily's unexpected pregnancy leaves her thinking about how she was raised without a dad - and to a new place in her life. While this is mostly Lily's story, Woolf has balanced the three characters so that you have a sense of each. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. A good read.

3 1/2 ⭐️‘s
The Years After You is a domestic drama. A book about an affair and the ripples in makes in everyone’s life. There is a sense of unease as the pages turn, told in three points of view, Pippa (the wife), Lily (the mistress). and Harry (the man in the middle), Woolf really gets into the relationship aspect and how each deal with the situation. When tragedy strikes the story continues for two years following those that were left behind. Woolf writes about the affair tastefully and deep emotions are felt throughout. While predictable in places, others were a bit unbelievable. The storyline could have been depressing, but Woolf’s writing left us with nothing but hope.

This book is so much more than chick lit. The raw emotions of what the characters are feeling was so well written. It felt like an autobiography. Lily though did frustrate me at times but isn't that what real people do. It discusses male vulnerability, mental health, depression, and suicide. What suicide does to loved ones and how it can impact the future. (30/8/2019 Goodreads -> Twitter)

Read this book in one day via VoiceView with my Kindle, there was no missing anything when I started doing something while I was listening because there is not much that happens in the 4 to 5 hours it took to listen to. We go on and on hearing from Lily, her trials in her life of which she has solely created her own obstacles and doesn’t have the backbone to do the right thing. Going to have to say the word I don't like to use in reviews, unfortunately, this story doesn't ever take off.
To say the least, I didn’t care for Lily, she was a spoiled young woman that never, in all of the story really regretted nor was sorry for her part in the happenings and she came out pretty well in the end. Then we have Pippen, well, she also didn’t ever fight for anything she believed in, you don’t just sit back and hope it will go away. And then we have Harry, a most despicable man that thought way too much of himself, he wasn’t a good father, certainly not a good husband and really, not a good man either. There was absolutely nothing to like about Harry.
I didn’t want to stop reading this one because I just knew something of value was going to happen, we would have a crisis, or we would have a showdown or Lily would wake up and realize that life doesn’t always revolve around yourself. But no, nothing. Completely anticlimactic. Reading some of the previous reviews, I sometimes wonder if we all are reading the same book.
Sorry, 2 stars for this one.
I do thank Amberjack Publishing and NetGalley for the privilege of reading this for my unbiased review.

The Years After You surprised me, it was different than I expected based on the summary, it was much better than I predicted! It is unlike other novels that have similar storylines, and the characters and relationships turn what could have been predictable into something unexpected. I was deeply drawn to the characters and felt such emotion during many scenes, which made putting the book down almost impossible. I was completely engrossed while reading this book and I even loved how it ended.

.5 stars. There is nothing earth shattering here - nothing so profound or disturbing or mind-blowing. This is just life and how decisions and actions (or inactions) have ripple effects into so many lives around you. Lily and Harry are having an affair. Harry is desperately in love with Lily, unhealthily so, and done with his marriage but sticking around "for the kids". Lily doesn't want to be the other woman and has no illusion about a happily ever after with Harry. She loves him, but she doesn't want him to leave his wife. But Harry is obsessed with his relationship with Lily and doesn't know what to do with the thought that Lily doesn't really want to be with him. It unhinges him and sends him spiraling deeper into a depression that already existed. Harry does the only thing he can think of to end his pain, and those left behind have to work out how to navigate their lives. The story is told from three points of view - Harry, Lily and Harry's wife, Pippa. It is more Lily's story than anyone's. Everything comes full circle by the end, and it has a poignancy to it that makes one wistful.

There are many books written about marital affairs. Few are written from the point-of-view of each of the involved characters, and even fewer are written in a way that have the reader feeling compassion for each of the characters. The Years After You is that rare book.

Harry, in his late 40's, is a good husband to Pippa and a good father to his sons, Dan and Joe. He never imagined himself being unfaithful; until he interviewed Lily de Jongh, 27, for a position in his company. He finds himself instantly smitten, but tries hard not to take things any further. The reader sees Harry struggling with deep depression, his attempts to remain faithful to his family, and his ever-growing feelings for Lily. He wavers between the elation of thinking about a future with Lily and the despair of leaving his family.

Lily, 27, never thought she would be a woman who would have an affair with her boss, or who would ever jeopardize someone's marriage. She got her job on her own merits after being interviewed by several directors, and enjoys working for and with Harry. They have an easy compatibility. Then she realizes she's in love with him. How can she reconcile her feelings for Harry with her personal ethics?

Pippa is suspicious of Harry's actions lately, something just seems off. But she is deeply in love with him and wants to keep her marriage alive. Her point of view is presented through her blog.

What is particularly interesting about this book is that everyone is trying to do the right thing. There is no rage, or jealousy, or selfishness put forth. There is no anger or judgements. This is a story of three people caught up in something they never expected, and how they each come to terms with it.

Ms. Woolf is adept at keeping the reader's interest, making this a quick read.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Amberjack Publishing for allowing me to read a copy of this book in exchange for an unbiased review.

The premise is terrific: married lover dies, leaving terrible damage and beauty behind him. What of the mistress? What of the wife? What of the children with his wife? There are so many what if's, so many fascinating possibilities, such rich veins of exploration that the ultimate novel is up against daunting challenges. *Sigh!* Ultimately? For me, the book felt like it fell into two parts, the powerful story that was never told on the page--the really juicy, amazing events happen off-stage or aren't ever expressed at all. Misunderstandings blow up -- and you can see them coming and you can also see that they will be solved neatly and well, because the story is a romance and has to have a happy ending. I felt like I read two stories, the before and the after and the last chapters are tedious telling with no genuine feeling. I wound up rooting for the dead guy, the widow, the children left behind -- and those are not the stars of the story, barely are suggested. Five stars for a solid idea, one star for the execution, the POV, all the technical aspects. The turgid, drawn-out final pages take the rating down to a 2 from the possible 3. I am terribly sorry to post such a negative review since I started it with such high hopes--terrifically disappointed in this book.

Lily works in editing and she never expected to fall in love with her boss, Harry. There was only one problem Harry was married. Harry’s wife Pip was onto the love affair. She had her suspicions but was scared of what the confrontation would do. She liked her life. As Harry fell more in love with Lily his mental health began to spiral. It appeared there was some type of implosion on the horizon but how exactly was this going to affect those in the love triangle. I can say I really liked this book. The only issue was the ending fell a little flat. Lily was trying to navigate her life post Harry and Pip was trying to figure out what to do next once all the dust settled. There was a moment at the end where I was hoping Pip and Lily were going to find real closure with the events of the past year. I was looking for some cathartic moment that never really came. Over all, this was a good read and I would recommend it to a friend.

What a sad and depressing book. I didn't really like any of the characters and the tone set right from the beginning between Lily and her sister literally giggling about Lily almost getting caught by 'the wife' while in her lover's home really irritated me.

I can see where this could be a book people trying to understand depression might find engaging. I just didn't enjoy going into that dark place.

The Years After You by Emma Wolfe was a quick Sunday afternoon read for me. The story is told in 3 points of view and it was certainly a page turner. I enjoyed the story but I think I was expecting more. Some parts were quite predictable and others were a bit far fetched. Overall I did like it but there was something missing to make it great for me.

This is story of an affair.. The Wife Pippa, the assistant Lily and the husband/boss in the middle Harry. It is told from the points of view of all involved and you get a real sense of the relationships and how it was affecting them all. It is not a tale of a scorned wife, or a jealous mistress. Things are all rosy and perfect for any of them. I don't want to spoil the story so can't really say much more. I was hoping that around the halfway point when everything changed to see a different path for Lily in particular. Not to be.

Thanks to Amberjack Publishing and NetGalley for my advanced copy of this book to read. All opinions are my own and are in no way biased

This is an easy quick read but I don’t mean to take anything away from the story or the author’s writing. Ms Woolf writes beautifully and the characters are so well developed. This is a story of abandonment, love, betrayal, and learning to love and live again. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review

The Years After You by Emma Woolf is a standalone full length novel. It's an emotional read that had me in knots.
I really truly liked the writing, it's excellent by the way and I easily connected with the characters. It's the storyline that gave me some head - and heart - ache.
The Years After You is a book that gave me all the feels. I was sad, I laughed and at some point I was angry at the characters. My heart was bleeding for the characters and I wanted to love them, but their actions prevented it, sorry not sorry, no spoilers here. What I can say is the book is worth reading. I was glad I gave this new to me author a try. I give 4,75 heartwrenchingly beautiful stars.

Stuck with indecision, Harry falls in love with a woman he hired while still married to Pippa. He’s torn between destroying one woman’s life and destroying his own family.
Harry’s not the man Lily thinks he is. When he’s with her he’s alive and thriving. When he’s away he’s riddled with jealousy and loneliness.
Pippa and the boys have noticed him drifting away with excuses of work and travel. Pippa senses something else.
Lily’s happy in her little bubble with Harry perfectly content to keep their relationship on the down low.

Overall:
I struggled with this story due to its beginning. The affair completely threw me. I was focused on an entirely different story with different outcomes. I wish I had known this wasn’t about the affair.
It felt choppy and too matter-of-fact. The story begins with the affair then weaves into the wife and some personal issues regarding back pain. No other indicators regarding Harry’s intentions. I didn’t feel like I knew these characters. The author only touched upon superficial aspects of their characteristics not delving too deep.
I thought this was going to be a story about an affair, but it turned into a story about depression. Then after Harry’s situation I thought Pippa and Lily would meetup and talk about Harry, but that didn’t happen.
It wasn’t until part two that I gained a better understanding for what the plot concept was. By then the minute details of coping with the loss was tedious.

I appreciated how Pippa’s blog posts were set apart with italics. Her posts help illustrate where her feelings and concerns rest.
I do like how all parties involved in this arrangement had a voice. Pippa, the wife, blogs her concerns. Lily expresses her concerns with her sister. Harry speaks with a doctor regarding his feelings. Everyone’s feelings are accounted for, yet I’m waiting for something monumental to happen.

The beginning started off so strong then it went downhill after Harry’s situation. It was like two separate stories in one. I lost interest in part two. Part one was more interesting.