Everything Stolen Book Review - No Spoilers
I baked a batch of pecan pie this weekend and burnt the edges because I kept stopping to read. My sourdough starter watched me with judgment. I’m an afternoon reader, wrapped in a blanket, with a storm rumbling outside. I read Everything Stolen between folding laundry and journaling notes in the margins. It felt like the sort of book I wanted at the end of a long day — intense but honest. That cozy moment is why I want to tell you about this story without spoiling a thing.
Plot Summary
Everything Stolen by Sophia Scarlet centers on Sylvie Solum, the woman left behind when Jeremy Bradford vanished years earlier. Jeremy’s disappearance and the choices Sylvie made in his absence shape the book’s emotional core. Two years after he disappeared, Sylvie has built a life that is complicated by old wounds and new loyalties — including a marriage to Silas. When fragments of the past begin to surface, the tension between memory, truth, and love becomes the central conflict. The novel reads as contemporary romance with suspense and second-chance elements.
Why I Love This Book
I love how the book balances heartache with real consequences. The characters feel worn and honest. I found the pacing kept me turning pages, even when scenes made me pause to think. The emotional stakes are high, and the author doesn’t shy away from messy choices. For me, Everything Stolen delivered the kind of emotional payoff that lingers after the last page.
Who Will Like This Book
If you enjoy contemporary romance with suspense, second-chance themes, and morally grey choices, you’ll likely connect with this story. Fans of emotionally heavy reads — where the relationship healing is slow and earned — will appreciate the depth here. If you prefer light, fluffy rom-coms, this isn’t that; this leans darker and more reflective. Readers on Goodreads and threads I glanced at in reader communities often tag this as second-chance and suspensey romance.
⚠️ Trigger warning: grief, disappearance, emotional manipulation, adult sexual content, themes of abandonment, references to deception.
Tagged As
contemporary romance, second chance romance, suspense romance, emotional romance, morally gray characters, domestic tension, small-town/modern setting, steamy romance, indie romance, HEA not guaranteed, adult themes.
Steam Level
The book contains explicit adult scenes that are woven into the characters’ relationships. Sex is not gratuitous — it often serves to show power shifts, vulnerability, or emotional turning points. If you’re careful about steam, know this leans explicit and is an integral part of the story’s tension.
