Et cetera : What We're Reading: The Last Letter

Did you ever think you could fall in love with someone through letters?

If your answer is no, 'The Last Letter' by Rebecca Yarros will change your mind.

Unlike her popular 'Fourth Wing' series, this story takes a completely different path — raw, emotional, and heartbreakingly beautiful. Told through alternating perspectives, we meet Ella, a single mom of twins running her own business in Colorado, whose world shatters when her daughter is diagnosed with cancer.

In her loneliness, Ella starts writing letters to Beckett — a soldier serving alongside her brother. What starts as comfort through words soon becomes something deeper. For Beckett, who has no family of his own, Ella’s letters become his lifeline.

And when tragedy strikes again, Beckett keeps the promise he made — to show up, no matter what.

A story about love, loss, and the power of words.