You Knew Me When by Emily Liebert review

Best friends forever? until life got in the way. Katherine Hill left her small New England hometown in pursuit of a dream. Now, twelve years later, she’s a high-powered cosmetics executive in Manhattan and a much glossier version of her former self, unrecognizable to her family and old friends. Not that she would know?she hasn’t been home in over a decade. Laney Marten always swore she’d never get stuck” in Manchester, Vermont. No, she was destined to live out her glamorous big-city dreams. Instead, she wound up a young wife and mother. That was when her best friend ran out. When Katherine receives word of an inheritance from former neighbor Luella Hancock, she reluctantly returns home to the people and places she left behind. Hoping for a second chance, she’s met by an unforgiving Laney, her former best friend. And there’s someone else who’s moved on without her?someone she once loved. Tethered to their shared inheritance of Luella’s sprawling Victorian mansion, Katherine and Laney are forced to address their long-standing grudges. Through this, they come to understand that while life has taken them in different directions, ultimately the bonds of friendship and sisterhood still bind them together. But are some wounds too old and deep to mend?

My Review:
This was the perfect small town character gets big time job in a huge city. I say this because it was true to the fact that she left everything in her past to succeed and she lost some very important people in her life. It was also true to BFF (best friends forever) relationship, and how they can be mended and broken. I really enjoyed that they inherited the mansion together and it reminded me of the movie "Beaches" when they lived together towards the end of the movie. I wondered if Katherine was going to leave again, and if Laney would let go of her painful memories. The end was really good, and I did not want it to end. I would love to read more about these characters in the future. I am giving this book a 4.5/5. I was given a copy to review, however all opinions are my own.