For the Love of Roman

For the Love of Roman by Philip Pavlovic (Goodreads Author) Read in May 2021 I first saw this book on reddit, in a thread from the author's son, and I love reading books by new authors, so I purchased a copy; I have to say my poor, broken heart is very satisfied (while still remaining broken over the tension in the ending chapters). The description of Roman's daily struggle, the train station, the meeting ... it was so succinctly perfect in all the chapters that I never once skipped or felt bored or intentionally put it down. And I learned some history, in all its tragicness. This book held my heart and squeezed it a little more with each chapter; anticipation for Roman's last day of work, squeeze, worry for his cat, another squeeze, his train journey... the deep seriousness was peppered with just enough details to ease the tension so the next chapter squeeze didn't hurt so bad. And the ending; I both expected it and didn't. Hope tempered my expectation and boy was that a roller coaster ride when it ended how it did. Absolutely one of the best books I've read this year.