This book was good and uplifting but not entirely super rememberable. It was a cute and heartwarming love story about an older couple and their history and a reminder that we all have the ability to have a perfect love story at the end of the day despite the trials and tribulations of life

The Days I loved you Most by Amy Neff was high on my anticipated list based on the crazy amt of hype this book got pre publication. Unfortunately, the subject matter hit too close to home after the recent loss of my father so I started but DNF. I'm sure if I read at another time, I'll be at a better place to read it.

Thank you so much to Harlequin Trade Publishing for a copy of this book!

**Please check the trigger warnings for this before reading**

This book was sent to me with a pack of tissues and a note advising how I would need these.
Okay so I did not need the tissues but I could see why it came with a warning. I thought the parts that were more emotional was thinking about getting older and thinking about my parents and more recently my grandmother dying of Parkinson's. Those pulled on my heartstrings a little more than the romance itself.

Though the synopsis tells you the gut wrenching decision that Evelyn and Joseph are deciding to end their lives in a years time. Don't worry you get all their reasons why and their reactions from the children once they tell them the news.

This book is told from two different timelines: The Present vs Past with multiple point of views. We get to see Evelyn and Joseph's love story and the complexities of a relationship and how marriage is work. We also get insight in on their life with their children and how their lives change of the news as well as events in their life shape who they are. I thought the chapters that dealt with Evelyn's relationship with her daughter Jane was very introspective. - a rebellious teen in the late 60s , you know she was in for a wild time!

Other readers compared this book to likes such as The Notebook and Me Before You. I have not read either but if you have and loved them, then I would consider checking this one out as well!

This book was utterly, beautifully heartbreaking. It was an epic love story and I loved every single second of it. The characters were written in a way that felt intimate and real. I loved them multiple POVs! I can’t wait to read more from this author!

The Days I Loved You Most by Amy Neff was a book I didn't know I needed, and it is the kind of book that makes you mad that it's relegated to the term of "women's fiction" because you want everyone to read it. It's a tender tale of family and an epic love story spanning decades. Highly recommended.

Many thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for sharing this book with me.

One of my absolute favorites of the year. I am fully obsessed and gifting this to everyone this holiday season. HIGHLY recommend.

Thank you Harper Collins for the e-arc.

After reading fantasy this is just the palette cleanser that I needed.
I loved everything about Evelyn and Joseph’s relationship, there were times I found myself empathizing with how Evelyn on how she felt about motherhood and life in general at times.

If you like Nicholas sparks you will want to give this a try.

The Days I Loved You Most by Amy Neff is an unforgettable, passionate, emotional, heartbreaking, and heartwarming love story which spans fifty plus years. The story of Evelyn and Joseph, who fell in love quite young and have fought hard to keep their family together. This novel follows their time together after they make a tough announcement to their children that Evelyn is ill and is only expected to live a year. Additionally, Joseph has decided that he cannot live without her so he too will leave this Earth with his wife. As expected the children do not take this news well. The couple and their children spend the year reminiscing over the couples life.

This novel is well written and obviously emotional. There are points where it is difficult to connect to the characters but I found myself in tears throughout the book and it touches on serious topics but it's well worth a read..

This book should have a warning label attached. Topics that maybe will be too much for people who have experienced a family members decline. A beautiful love story, but I would have a hard time as a librarian recommending it if I didn’t know the person really well.

The Days I Loved You Most by Amy Neff is a heartfelt story about love, friendship, and the ways life pulls us apart and brings us back together. The characters feel real, and their emotional ups and downs hit hard. It’s the kind of book that sticks with you long after you’ve finished. If you love reflective, emotional reads, this one’s for you!

Evelyn and Joseph have spent their entire lives together - seven decades of childhood, war, coming of age, marriage, children, grandchildren, loss, work, and a difficult diagnosis. As Evelyn’s life draws to a close, they must decide on what terms to say goodbye, to each other and to their children. 3.75

My thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the advanced review copy.

“No one in love gets out of this life unscathed.”

Thank you Harlequin Trade Publishing and NetGalley for the eARC!

I was really excited to read The Days I Loved You Most, I mean look at that beautiful cover! Overall I really enjoyed the story and the coastal Connecticut vibes - I could easily picture the beach house and all the days/nights spent at the beach as a family. Unfortunately I didn’t feel fully invested in the characters. It felt like a lot of telling us how great Evelyn and Joseph’s love story was, but all the flashbacks were fights or turmoil in the marriage. Which I know is the raw and real side of marriage, but didn’t seem to match up with “the greatest love” storyline.

I was bummed this one didn’t totally work for me, but I’m excited to see what the author does next! I loved all the behind the scenes posts on how she wrote the book and the real life inspiration for characters and places.

This story was excellent! Wow your emotions will ride a coaster and yes tears wil get you. This great family story that is often raw sad.

Thank you NetGalley, Harlequin Trade Publishing, & Park Row for the ARC copy of this book.

The most beautiful family story....one of my favorite books of the entire year. This story follows a couple through loss, parenting, trials in marriage and illness with strength and devotion. Highly recommended!

A lovely well written book that I almost didn't read because I am old and thought the subject would be depressing. Instead I found a beautiful love story.
The characters are well developed and believable. The
Ending was perfect. Highly recommend.

Get your box of tissues out and leave them next to you! The Days I Loved You Most is an unforgettably heartbreaking, heartwarming love story which spans over fifty years. It's the story of an elderly couple who fell in love as young children and fight hard to keep themselves together even when devastating obstacles stand in their way. They finally marry and think they will get their happily ever after, but of course, no marriage is perfect and the terrible awakening to children, money, regrets and deaths would put a strain on any relationship. But as a testament to their bond, just when they finally think they have figured it all out something horribly despairing and unfair will occur and rather than break them, will make them even stronger. Let me ask you a question...would you end your life if your soulmate and love of your life was diagnosed with a death sentence?

Evelyn and Joseph were childhood friends, turned crushes, turned lovers, turned married. They have always been in each other's lives. They have raised three children into adults, worked hard at keeping Joseph's family inn in the family and now are ready to sit back and relax and reap their rewards.

But today, as they gather their children and grandchildren around them, they make an annoucement that will shock and stun all those who love then dearly. It has been discovered that Evelyn is very sick and dying. She does not have long to live. So Evelyn and Joseph have decided to take one more year and enjoy their children and grandchildren and do some bucket list items and after the year they will die together by their own choice.

Of course, the children are angry, devastated and heartbroken, and some will try and make them change their minds, others will have their mind changed for them. During the progression of the last year, the reader is taken on a journey back in time to discover how this endless love came into existence and all the trials and tribulations they have all endured during the years. It will follow the passage of time of all their lives, and we will witness questionable attractions, many regrets, fights and even years long separations which are not understood.

But through all they have remained a family who love each other desperately and will help each other in any way possible. Although the years have sometimes been hard, their foundation may have cracked but it never broke and now as they all try and grab every single second they can with each other, and grapple with the loss which is sure to come, is it possible to be at peace with this decision which Evelyn and Joseph have made?

The Days I Loved You Most is a powerful tribute to love and life everlasting, as well as the heartbreak of knowing you must let go of all you love in this world but knowing you will be together for eternity.

Thank you #NetGalley #ParkRow #AmyNeff #TheDaysILovedYouMost for the advanced copy.

Wow, what an emotionally gripping story. This book hooked me from the start — a woman coming to terms with her illness, and her husband who can’t live without her, decide they will end their lives in one year. As you can imagine, their family can’t possibly understand their decision. I enjoyed the nonlinear timelines, and multiple POVs. I enjoyed seeing Jospeh and Evelyn reflect on their life together. There’s beauty, pain, sadness, and challenges along the way, but this was a touching story. I would definitely recommend if you enjoy an emotional read.

This is a very emotional read as it looks back through a couple's life-their start, their struggles, and ultimately their ending. I relate it to the television show This Is Us in book form as it goes back and forth through timelines and different characters points of view. Overall, I liked this book, but it lacked some of the "wow factor" that would make me rate it higher. I would recommend for those who want a life reflection and possibly a good cry.

"The closeness that comes from being tested and coming out the other side. " ~ Amy Neff, The Days I Loved You Most

"Steadiness over time is what makes it beautiful."~ Amy Neff, The Days I Loved You Most

This book was not what I expected, but it was beautiful. And it did make me cry and it did hold my attention despite other things that were going on this week.

This book is set in 2001, when an older couple makes the decision to take their own lives at the end of the year because she is diagnosed with a disease and in a year will be in a pretty bad place. The story is told in the POV of the husband, wife and 3 children and goes from present day back to the past memories of childhood, falling in love, early marriage and the children growing up. It is a beautiful story and made me very grateful for my own long, happy marriage ❤️

I related to how the wife felt she lost herself, when the children were young and then how the husband was concerned about her when the children grew up and their nest was empty. It is not easy being a woman.

I was thrilled to come across The Days I Loved You Most by a local author, especially with its New England setting that captures the region’s beauty and nostalgia in the summer. The story of Evelyn and Joseph, who fell in love on these shores in 1941, is both heartbreaking and profoundly touching. Now, as they face a devastating diagnosis, they make the difficult decision to end their love story on their own terms, bringing their family together to share their final year. Watching them revisit their life together, from the joys to the regrets, is a poignant journey that celebrates enduring love. Spanning historic moments from World War II to 9/11, this novel beautifully highlights the resilience of human connection. It’s an emotional tribute to love and legacy, and though the story tackles difficult choices, it ultimately leaves you with a sense of hope and beauty that lingers long after the final page.