Oh, how I adored every single minute of this book, with tears in my eyes the entire time. My heart was in my hands through the whole unfolding of this story, and it hurt so dang good.
Toni and Miri have been friends forever. Not just friends — sisters. Miri hasn’t had the easiest ride through life, and when she calls Toni with her latest crisis, she drops everything and goes to her, like any sister would.
Miri has two kids, great, wonderful, beautiful kids, and she has cancer. The bad kind (as if any could be good). As the entire family, including Toni and her mother, who also love Miri, and the community of the little town she lives in, adjusts to this new reality, emotions are flying all over the place. Well, they were for me.
I had to pause and set down this book, kind of frequently, because my heart just hurt too much. When I say I was on the edge of tears the whole time, I mean it. As a mother myself, this was hard to fathom…but I promise you, it’s worth all the heartache.
This is an uplifting, positive book. It’s about hope and the beauty of love as much as it is about loss and acceptance. It’s about finding your path, even when it looks entirely different than what you always imagined it to be. It’s about community and support and the most beautiful parts of humanity.
It’s really quite stunning.
Note:: I received an early copy of this book from the publisher through netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
Details
Title:: Maybe It’s Fate
Author:: Heidi McLaughlin
Genre:: Contemporary Romance
Publisher:: Montlake
Length:: 306 pages
Published:: April 1st, 2026
The Litertarian Rating:: 5-Stars
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