Everything is Temporary – Jon Cohn

5/5 stars

You know, for something so cute sounding as talking Christmas trees, sentient candy canes, and Christmas magic, this story was surprisingly disconcerting.

I honestly didn’t know who to believe right up until the end, and it really took me for a ride. I was practically certain of what was reality, but then Jon would throw something in that had me questioning everything. I was absolutely enamoured with this as it’s been a long time since a book left me completely clueless like this did.

Poor Sarah really is a trooper. She was thrown into this awful situation by Tom out of nowhere, and she did her best to carefully navigate everything and support her husband the best that she could right to the end. I really respect that in a person and loved her as a character! She was the star in a dynamite cast of characters already, and I loved her growth in the story.

Everything is Temporary contains some extremely sensitive topics: childhood cancer, death, trauma. Jon was so delicate in presenting these topics, and that really speaks to his ability as an author to handle sensitive topics like that in the best ways.

I really can’t say enough about Jon and his work. This was my second read by him and he’s blown me away both times. If you’ve never read anything by him, you’re seriously doing yourself a disservice!  Jon is one of the best authors I’ve ever read, and you won’t be disappointed by giving him a chance!

Big thank you to NetGalley for letting me read this early!