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Leesa's novel WHISKEY & RIBBONS doesn't allow you to unfurl away after you've finished. Its story and characters linger, in all the best ways, in your heart and mind. The novel explores the capacities and obligations of Love--what it requires of us, what it shares with duty, and what it means to be a family. It forces us to reconcile with the overlaps of sympathy and affection, and how to allow what is "supposed" to happen in a life to move aside for what actually does. An immersive, sexy, enduring story of how we go on when our worst fears come true, and how the human heart ever moves on.


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Whiskey Ribbons A Novel Leesa CrossSmith Books Reviews

This book was written like a piece of classical music; smooth, rhythmic & beautiful. I completed this read a few days ago & I can't get Evi, Eamon, and Dalton out of my head. I didn't want this read to end. This book provided and just enough of grief, love, and family drama. I am still just gushing over this book. A must read
I’ve been going back and forth about this book for long enough....it’s time for a review. Lol.

There was so much I loved about this story, but hated at the same time. Lol. Its all about grief and trying to figure out how to continue living without your beating heart. I feel like the author had a strong grip on that concept early on, but then everything (and everyone) started unraveling. Which...had a realistic feel to it (poor Dalton). And maybe that was the point of it all; there is no cookie-cutter way of living and coping with grief.
Poetic. Melodic. Lyrical. Beautiful. Beautifully written. Brilliantly presented.

This book begins with the death of Evangeline's police officer husband, Eamon, in the line of duty. Evangeline is 9 months pregnant at the time of his death. Their story, their beginning and their ending, is told from the point of view of Evangeline, Eamon, before he died, and Eamon's, adopted brother, Dalton, in alternating chapters.

This story will take you on a rollercoaster of emotions. And they will be genuine. Real smiles, real laughter, real tears. Honestly, the title threw me off and almost deterred my purchase. I saw more posts on social media about this book and decided to see what people were talking about. I am so glad I did not let this book go unread (?)... I actually listened to it on Audible (twice, via the app) which was such a treat. The narrators brought the characters to life for me.

I would definitely recommend this book to everyone. I can't say enough without giving too much away. I can say this though I can feel how much Evangeline and Dalton love and miss Eamon.

I have questions, which is a good thing. I want to know about other chatacters' stories and their relationships and interactions with one another. I want to see Kentucky, the bike shop, the church, the Royce's home. I believe this is the first book I read that was based in Kentucky.

This book is so just powerful. So many themes. So many what if situations to consider for yourself. I found myself wondering what if Penelope was my best friend, what would I have done? (Gotta read it to find out who Penelope is😊) Thank you Leesa Cross-Smith for this wonderful novel.
(Sidenote One of the characters has the same birthday as me!)
The title Whiskey and Ribbons is derived from a toast delivered by Eamon, one of three narrators in this psychological treatment of love spun unexpectedly and repercussively awry. “Women, you are sleek and gorgeous. You hold us together, you’re the ribbons,” Eamon says, yet we hear this speech as his brother, Dalton’s, memory, for the reader learns at the start that the toast maker is dead. Eamon and Dalton have grown up together as brothers, yet the ties that bind are unusual and not honestly revealed for what they are until well into the story. Author Leesa Cross-Smith holds the reader captive in language so creative and au currant that we identify with both well-drawn characters and readily understand why Eamon’s wife, Evangeline, weighs issues of loyalty between the two charismatic young men, though one is alive and the other is dead. That Evangeline is a new mother, having given birth to Eamon’s son after his death as an officer in the line of duty is the dilemma, for who is she to turn to in her prostrate grief but a brother-in-law who equally grieves? Three vantage points are entwined to tell this one story of familial connections, in a seamlessly crafted, roiling momentum that will have you thinking they each have a justifiable point. All praise this spell-binding debut author. Leesa Cross-Smith has penned an uncommon novel in a voice you won’t easily forget.
I found myself wanting to read this book with a whiskey sour in my right hand, a cigarette in my left while listening to Alannah Myles sing Black Velvet.

🎼 Black velvet and that little boy smile
Black velvet and that slow southern style
A new religion that'll bring you to your knees
Black velvet if you please. 🎼
{David Tyson & Christopher Ward}

The verse flowed slow & smokey and tart & sweet. I don't think I could have loved it more. Leesa Cross-Smith takes the reader through one of the most complex dramas you can imagine. She does it so completely well, that I am still reeling.
Eamon dies in the line of duty. Evi & Dalton are in place to pick up the pieces. Loss is scattered throughout this novel. It feels deeply. The grief portrayed in this story is overwhelming. It is in everything. But so is color. And hope. And love. At the end we are reminded
"Endings were as important as beginnings." Yes they were Leesa, yes they were.

Y'all I'm going to put it out there. This will be one of my favorites of 2018. I am giving it so many stars ✨ and I am on my knees begging. Read. This. Book. My review can never do it justice. The fact that this is a debut novel is baffling to me. Cross-Smith writes like a seasoned veteran. I am in awe. I will be for a while.
🥃 & 🎀 you have my heart.
Leesa's novel WHISKEY & RIBBONS doesn't allow you to unfurl away after you've finished. Its story and characters linger, in all the best ways, in your heart and mind. The novel explores the capacities and obligations of Love--what it requires of us, what it shares with duty, and what it means to be a family. It forces us to reconcile with the overlaps of sympathy and affection, and how to allow what is "supposed" to happen in a life to move aside for what actually does. An immersive, sexy, enduring story of how we go on when our worst fears come true, and how the human heart ever moves on.