The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo

 My Rating: 1.0

Lucy and Gabe meet as seniors at Columbia University on 9/11 - a day that changes both of their lives forever. Together, they decide they want their lives to mean something, to matter. When they meet again a year later, it seems fated—perhaps they'll find life's meaning in each other. But then Gabe becomes a photojournalist assigned to the Middle East and Lucy pursues a career in New York. What follows is a thirteen-year journey of dreams, desires, jealousies and betrayals. Their journey takes Lucy and Gabe continents apart, but they are always pining for the other one,

This book was a real struggle to get through, and I regret pushing myself to finish it – ugh! The characters were extremely immature. That was fine when they were in college, but they never seemed to grow up, even years later. The entire plot revolves around their love story – with each other and with other people – and while I kept reading because I knew “something” was going to happen, the payoff was a huge disappointment. Honestly, it felt like time I’ll never get back.