Trust Me On This by Lauren Parvizi

Two sisters. One road trip. A lifetime of secrets to unpack.

Sisterhood is rarely simple — and in Trust Me On This by Lauren Parvizi, it’s anything but. For Zahra and Aurora, being sisters means navigating different mothers, a thirteen-year age gap, and vastly different relationships with the same man they both call "Dad."

This novel dives deep into the emotional complexities of family — how two people can be bound by blood yet experience childhood, love, and even grief in wildly different ways. Zahra and Aurora are called by their estranged father, who reveals he's seriously ill and carrying a secret he doesn’t want to take to his grave. Zahra is determined to make the trip to see him. Aurora, as unpredictable as ever, decides to come along.

What unfolds is a layered and emotional road trip that’s as much about physical miles as it is about emotional distance. As they make pit stops across the country, the sisters begin to see each other — and their father — through new eyes. It’s a journey of reflection, vulnerability, and, ultimately, transformation.

One quote in particular stayed with me long after I turned the final page:

“You think you have all the time in the world... until you don't.”

It’s a simple line, but it says so much about the heartache and urgency that drives this story — the moments we miss, the words left unsaid, and the complicated people we love anyway.

The writing is beautiful, full of wit and warmth. I found myself both laughing and tearing up at different moments. Zahra and Aurora are complete opposites, yet watching their bond evolve as they slowly open up to one another was deeply satisfying. This book touches on so much — love, loss, identity, grief, and the tangled web that is family.

Trust Me On This is one of those novels that lingers long after the last page. It’s a powerful reminder that relationships are rarely simple — but they can still be meaningful, healing, and full of heart.

Rating: 4.5/5 messy-family-feelings 💔🚗