The Things We Leave Unfinished

Told in alternating timelines, THE THINGS WE LEAVE UNFINISHED examines the risks we take for love, the scars too deep to heal, and the endings we can’t bring ourselves to see coming.

Twenty-eight-year-old Georgia Stanton has to start over after she gave up almost everything in a brutal divorce—the New York house, the friends, and her pride. Now back home at her late great-grandmother’s estate in Colorado, she finds herself face-to-face with Noah Harrison, the bestselling author of a million books where the cover is always people nearly kissing. He’s just as arrogant in person as in interviews, and she’ll be damned if the good-looking writer of love stories thinks he’s the one to finish her grandmother’s final novel…even if the publisher swears he’s the perfect fit.

Noah is at the pinnacle of his career. With book and movie deals galore, there isn’t much the “golden boy” of modern fiction hasn’t accomplished. But he can’t walk away from what might be the best book of the century—the one his idol, Scarlett Stanton, left unfinished. Coming up with a fitting ending for the legendary author is one thing, but dealing with her beautiful, stubborn, cynical great-granddaughter, Georgia, is quite another.

But as they read Scarlett’s words in both the manuscript and her box of letters, they start to realize why Scarlett never finished the book—it’s based on her real-life romance with a World War II pilot, and the ending isn’t a happy one. Georgia knows all too well that love never works out, and while the chemistry and connection between her and Noah is undeniable, she’s as determined as ever to learn from her great-grandmother’s mistakes—even if it means destroying Noah’s career.

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Published Feb 23, 2021

400 pages

Average rating: 7.89

1,096 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Missopalk
May 13, 2025
10/10 stars
Beautifully written. Love this story and love all of her books
Anonymous
May 12, 2025
6/10 stars
3.5
Maddie_0513
May 10, 2025
10/10 stars
I cried multiple times during this book. At times I would struggle to read Scarlett’s side of the story and towards the middle it was difficult to finish some chapters. When Scarlett and Jameson are discussing leaving for America, I just knew something would happen to their perfect love story and I was not going to enjoy having my heart broken. I did not expect for their love story to have the most perfect ending without having to wait all those years for each other. Rebecca Yarros wraps up the ending in the best way in which everyone gets the love story they deserve.
Anonymous
May 04, 2025
8/10 stars
It is essentially sexual tension in a past generation and sexual tension in a present generation with a little bit of plot mixed in. But, I did not see the end coming (although I probably should have) and I really enjoyed it.
ChrisP
May 04, 2025
3/10 stars
I listened to the audiobook. I might have enjoyed the book more if I read it. The voice actors were too dramatic for me.

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