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💔 What holds a family together when everything falls apart?

Angela Shaeffer’s The Things They Didn’t See is a stirring story of love, loss, and the power of quiet resilience. If you believe in the strength of family—even when it's tested—this one's for you. 🌊

✨ A beautifully written debut that reminds us why family matters—even in silence.
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I’m going to be doing a live painting demonstration during a book signing with @angshaefwrites. I painted the book cover for her novel and we’ve teamed up together for an event @fourlemonsart It’s Tuesday July 29 from 6-9 at Four Lemons (4850 s. Highland Dr. Holliday). I hope to see some of you there! If you aren’t local, I’ll post some of the highlights or get my act together and live stream it. #shellycolemanart #relaxingpainting #rainpainting #utahartist #waterdropletpainting #utahartscene #contemporaryartist

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🏞️ The Things They Didn't See Review 🏞️
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About the book-

Raised on sunny days at Lake Koda, Jill piloted a speedboat long before driving a car. Her husband and three boys share her love for boating—until a surprise storm and tragic accident change everything.

As grief settles in, Jill and her family are drifting apart. Her relationship with teenage Jake grows strained when everything she says or does seems to be wrong. Her husband, Matt, takes Jake’s side, and even her sweet youngest child doesn’t trust her judgment.

Jake is trying to be a good kid but doesn’t know where to turn when his head and heart are constantly racing, and Matt just wants peace between his wife and son. Tensions build as they bump and bang into one another. There’s too much extra space for a family of four living in a home built for five.

Emotional and ultimately hopeful, The Things They Didn’t See is the story of a family’s love for each other clouded by misunderstandings, guilt and blame as they struggle to overcome unprecedented loss and find connection again.

My thoughts-

I really liked the themes in this one because it's raw, honest, tough, and shows how grief can be different for everyone. It shows how hard it is when you go through something traumatic. I like that this book is multiple POVs because we got to see for ourselves what they experienced and felt compared to the others. Experiencing grief from my mom mom passing this past April really made me connect with this book. I highly recommend this one.

❓Have you experienced grief from someone passing in your life recently?
I see you and I'm with you 💕 if you ever need someone to talk with about your grief, please reach out to me. My DMs are always open.
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*A Gripping Family Drama*
"The Things They Didn’t See" is a heart-wrenching novel that explores the complexities of family relationships in the aftermath of a tragic accident. Jill, a devoted mother and wife, struggles to connect with her family as they drift apart in their grief.

*A Family's Journey Through Grief*

- 💔 *Emotional authenticity*: The novel's portrayal of grief and family dynamics is raw and honest, making it easy to become invested in the characters' stories.

- 👪 *Complex family relationships*: The author skillfully captures the complexities and nuances of family relationships, making the characters' struggles and conflicts feel authentic and relatable.

- 🌈 *Hopeful and uplifting*: Despite the novel's heavy themes, it offers a hopeful and ultimately uplifting message about the power of love and connection to heal and overcome adversity.

*A Powerful Exploration*

The novel masterfully explores the tensions and misunderstandings that arise between Jill, her husband Matt, and their teenage son Jake. As they navigate their emotions and try to find their way again, the family's relationships are put to the test.

*A Must-Read*

"The Things They Didn’t See" is a compelling and relatable read that will resonate with anyone who has experienced loss or struggled with family relationships. With its nuanced characterization and emotional depth, this novel is a powerful exploration of the human experience.

Happy Reading 😀🌸💖

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✨Book Tour Review✨ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thank you to partners @angshaefwrites, @lauren.ireadbooktours and @ireadbooktours for having me on this tour of The Things They Didn’t See!

𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐅 𝐘𝐎𝐔
😭 are looking for an emotional read
🪦 have ever lost someone unexpectedly
🚤 enjoy visiting the lake
👩🏼 are a mom

• 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐈𝐓’𝐒 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓

Raised on sunny days at Lake Koda, Jill piloted a speedboat long before driving a car. Her husband and three boys share her love for boating—until a surprise storm and tragic accident change everything.

As grief settles in, Jill and her family are drifting apart. Her relationship with teenage Jake grows strained when everything she says or does seems to be wrong. Her husband, Matt, takes Jake’s side, and even her sweet youngest child doesn’t trust her judgment.

Jake is trying to be a good kid but doesn’t know where to turn when his head and heart are constantly racing, and Matt just wants peace between his wife and son. Tensions build as they bump and bang into one another. There’s too much extra space for a family of four living in a home built for five.

• 𝐌𝐘 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒

This was such a heart wrenching read that is told through the eyes of a family experiencing the sudden and debilitating effect of unexpected loss. As a mom, this was a really tough read. I can’t even imagine losing one of my children, and the guilt I would feel over it would leave me paralyzed. The author explores grief in a succinct way, leaving us to feel everything this family is going through. I definitely teared up a few times, which sometimes takes a lot for me, but overall, I recommend this one to anyone looking for an emotional read.

Predictive Text: The things they didn’t…

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✨✨Book Review✨✨

Grief. It’s a hard emotion to have especially when someone you love more than anything is taken from you. Jill, Matt, Jake, and Henry are grieving both individually and as a family after a traumatic event that changes their lives. It’s hard to believe this is a debut novel. The characters are complex and the way the author writes about grief is so real. If you like contemporary fiction family books with complex relationships and learning to heal, this book is one you will enjoy. I have not read such a raw, emotional book in a long time and I mean that in a good way.

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Thank you to @angshaefwrites @lauren.ireadbooktours @ireadbooktours for this book. All thoughts are my own.

QOTD: What helps you navigate grief?

Jill grew up on the water, raising her three boys to love Lake Koda just as much as she does—until a sudden storm and a tragic accident shatter their world. As grief settles in, her once-close family begins to drift apart. Her teenage son Jake pulls away, her husband Matt sides with him, and even her youngest no longer trusts her instincts. With tension growing in a house that feels too big for their broken hearts, each family member struggles to navigate guilt, blame, and the silence between them.

This book captured the raw, complicated layers of grief in a way that felt incredibly real. I found myself aching for Jill as she tried to hold her family together while navigating her own heartbreak. I related to her frustration, her isolation, and the way even her best intentions seemed to backfire. I felt especially connected to the tension between Jill and Jake. I understood how grief can twist communication and make even the closest relationships feel like battlegrounds. I appreciated how the story gave space to each family member’s perspective—it helped me see how everyone was hurting in their own way, even when they couldn’t say it out loud.

I recommend this book to anyone who’s experienced loss, struggled to reconnect with the people they love.

Available on KU

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5-STAR REVIEW🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟: THE THINGS THEY DIDN’T SEE by Angela Shaeffer

👉THE THINGS THEY DIDN’T SEE celebrates the small things that matter during a family’s struggle with grief.

🔥Click on link in bio to read the full review.

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💔 The Things They Didn’t See by @angshaefwrites is a beautifully written story of love, loss and the quiet grief that lingers in the spaces between us.

Set against the backdrop of Lake Koda, this poignant family drama explores what happens when a tragedy shakes the very foundation of a close-knit family.

Jill, once the heart of sun-soaked boating adventures with her boys, now finds herself isolated—misunderstood by her teenage son Jake, and at odds with her husband Matt.

As guilt, blame and silence settle into their home, Shaeffer carefully unpacks the complexity of grief and the fragile road to reconnection.

Emotional, authentic and ultimately hopeful, this book is a moving reminder that healing doesn’t come in big moments, but in the small things we learn to see again.

✨ A must-read for fans of heartfelt contemporary fiction and character-driven family stories.

Thank you so much to @angshaefwrites, @lauren.ireadbooktours, @ireadbooktours for running this book tour!
 📖 Out now!

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Book: The Things They Didn’t See
Author: Angela Shaeffer

Review:

Jill and her family shared the love of boating. But when a sudden storm leads to a heartbreaking accident, their once-close bond begins to unravel. Jill finds herself isolated in her own home, misunderstood by her husband Matt and at odds with her teenage son Jake, whose grief shows up as anger and silence. With every effort to reach her children seeming to fall flat, Jill begins to question her place in a family that now feels unfamiliar. As each of them tries, in their own way, to make sense of the loss, the gaps between them grow wider, until they’re all forced to reckon with what’s truly pulling them apart.

The book is not just about the tragedy, but how gently Angela Shaeffer has traced the quiet ways in which grief changes people. The story doesn’t lean on dramatic turns. Instead, it focuses on small moments that feel achingly real, like Jill second-guessing her instincts as a mother, or Jake lashing out because he doesn't know what else to do with the ache inside him. There’s frustration, silence, guilt, and still, a sense of love trying to reach the surface.

I found myself wanting to step into the pages, not to fix things, but just to sit with this family as they fumbled their way forward. The book cover and title are exciting and compelling. The writing is melancholic and kept me rooting for the family. The author writes with empathy, showing how loss doesn't break people cleanly. It bends them, reshapes them, and sometimes, if they’re lucky, teaches them how to come back together.

🌟4/5
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🐓The Things They Didn’t See

💕Thank you for sending me a #gifted copy @bookinfluencerscom @angshaefwrites @lauren.ireadbooktours @ireadbooktours !

📔The Things They Didn’t See: A Novel
Angela Shaeffer
Wander Lane Press
Publication date : June 4, 2025
358 pages, Paperback

In The Things They Didn’t See, Angela Shaeffer delivers an emotionally layered story about a family navigating the aftermath of heartbreaking loss. When a summer celebration ends in tragedy, each family member is left carrying their own version of sorrow, guilt, and silence.

Told through shifting perspectives, the novel explores how grief touches everyone differently, pulling some people closer while pushing others apart. Jill, the mother, is overwhelmed by guilt, her husband Matt keeps his feelings tucked away and their son Jake feels lost in the space between them. Even Roger, the grandfather, carries the weight of things left unsaid.

What makes this debut so compelling is how every emotion rings true. There are no easy fixes or grand gestures here. Just small and human moments that slowly lead toward understanding. It is a tender and thoughtful portrait of a family trying to find their way back to one another.

❓What dramatic novel would make an amazing movie or TV show ?

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