The Things We Leave Unfinished
by Rebecca Yarros
★ Top 25 book of 2021 · #23 on Best Books of 2021
Georgia teams up with charismatic romance novelist Noah to complete her late grandmother Scarlett's unfinished final book. Along the way they uncover Scarlett's own love story, set during World War Two.
Best for: Romance readers who like dual timelines and stories about love across generations
The Things We Leave Unfinished is #23 on BookWard's Best Books of 2021, out of 59 2021 books that cleared our data bar.
What The Things We Leave Unfinished is about
Georgia Stanton has just learned that her late grandmother Scarlett, an infamous romance author, left her final book unfinished. Georgia is determined to see her grandmother's story told, but first someone has to write it. The book needs to be written, and Georgia works on it with Noah Harrison, the bestselling and most charismatic romance author of his generation.
Georgia is not impressed at first. She finds Noah charming and handsome, and decides there is nothing much underneath. Working side by side changes her mind, slowly. Meanwhile, Scarlett's own story unfolds: she was saving the greatest love story for last, her own, which began when she fell for an enigmatic pilot named Jameson while serving in World War Two. Love, legacy and the pull of storytelling run through both timelines, along with a quiet warning that not every love story ends happily.
The Things We Leave Unfinished on the Best Books of 2021
The Things We Leave Unfinished came out in 2021. Of the 59 books first published in 2021 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #23 on our Best Books of 2021 list.
Why it made the list: 497 readers have shelved it on Open Library. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2021 list
- One Last Stop Casey McQuiston, #21
- She Drives Me Crazy Kelly Quindlen, #22
- Four Thousand Weeks Oliver Burkeman, #24
- People We Meet on Vacation Emily Henry, #25
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 475 want to read it, 13 are reading it now and 9 have read it, according to Open Library.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 66 | 55% |
| Reader love | 41 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 53 | 20% |
Questions about The Things We Leave Unfinished
When was The Things We Leave Unfinished published?
The Things We Leave Unfinished by Rebecca Yarros was first published in 2021.
Was The Things We Leave Unfinished one of the best books of 2021?
The Things We Leave Unfinished is #23 on BookWard's Best Books of 2021, out of 59 2021 books that cleared our data bar. 497 readers have shelved it on Open Library.
Why is The Things We Leave Unfinished on the Best Books of 2021 list?
497 readers have shelved it on Open Library.
More of the best books of 2021
- The Love Hypothesis Ali Hazelwood, #1
- Twisted Games Ana Huang, #2
- Project Hail Mary Andy Weir, #3
- As Good as Dead Holly Jackson, #4
- You've Reached Sam Dustin Thao, #5
- Twisted Love Ana Huang, #6
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How we know
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