Every Precious and Fragile Thing by Barbara Davis | Review

Thank you to NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for the opportunity to read this advanced reader copy in exchange for my honest opinion and review.  

Every Precious and Fragile Thing by Barbara Davis
Genre(s): Fiction
Release Date: February 18th, 2025
Publisher: Lake Union Publishing 
Pages: 431
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
Spice: Sweet 🌶️ 

This story really grew on me as I read. There are so many dynamic plot lines to this story! Truthfully, I didn’t love the beginning of the book. The prologue opens with a very confusing and vague scene between two people. I had no idea what was going on I had to go back and read it over again once I was done reading the rest of the story. However, the vagueness was intended and the author did a great job connecting all the moving pieces in the end. 

The story revolves around a woman named Mallory who has (not) been dealing with some major events in her life. For ten years, Mallory has been guarded and pushing everyone in her life away, including her mom and ex-fiancé, Aiden. Eventually, Mallory has to face her past and those who mean the most to her. Mallory and her mom might actually be more similar than they realize. Mallory has changed, but she might not be so different from the young woman who fell in love with the next door neighbour. And that neighbour boy… he might still be feeling the love there too. 

I was rooting for Mallory and Aiden’s love story. They were both guarded and angry at the world. They needed each other but couldn’t let their guard down until they were forced to confront their fears and their past because time was running out.