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The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks

 

SYNOPSIS:

In the spring of 1984, high school students Amanda Collier and Dawson Cole fell deeply, irrevocably in love. But as the summer of their senior year came to a close, unforeseen events would tear the young couple apart, setting them on radically divergent paths.

Now, twenty-five years later, Amanda and Dawson are summoned back to Oriental for the funeral of Tuck Hostetler, the mentor who once gave shelter to their high school romance. Neither has lived the life they imagined.

As Amanda and Dawson carry out the instructions Tuck left behind for them, they realize that everything they thought they knew was not as it seemed. Forced to confront painful memories, the two former lovers will discover undeniable truths about the choices they have made. 

And in the course of a single, searing weekend, they will ask of the living, and the dead: Can love truly rewrite the past?

NOTE: I did not receive this book free or as an ARC copy. I simply love Nicholas Sparks books and I bought this and had to write a review!

MY REVIEW:

OH MY GOD!!!
And nope, I am not exaggerating! This book is not for the weak of heart! so deep and powerfully written, I mean it is a Nicholas Spark book, what did I expect?
not this much crying! I tell ya!
not getting this involved that it hurts!

Some writers just, I don't know how they do it, but they write such beautiful deep, solid characters that you simply wish they were real, in person, so you could fall in love with them.

This is a story about two star crossed lovers, but it isn't only about them, its about those hard to make decisions and how we are just compelled to make them, we don't want to but they just get made.

The tug of war of your heart and brain, your heart says you want this, your yearning for it but the logical part is just telling you something else. Although this is like a common thing we as human being all go thru but its the way its written, so magnificently written that you would be shaking your head in agreement, thinking maybe Nicholas Sparks gets me!

I loved it and I guess its the age factor also, people around 40ish who have made certain plans and decisions and how you are in the middle of it wondering weather it was right or wrong.

This is a story about how life is dished out no matter what our plans and decisions were or are.
I would give it a hundred stars if it was possible here, I just loved it!

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I simply love Nicholas Sparks books! I have been hooked since A Walk to Remember.

Have you read this book? What did you think about it?
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Happy reading!

Immaculate Conception by I. J. Miller


Immaculate Conception: A Novel


Immaculate Conception: A Novel by I.J. Miller

Two moms, Maddie and Al, wake up one cold morning in March in a run-down motel in Weehawken, NJ thinking they have finally found safety after a cross-country escape from their baby’s manipulative biological father. But they soon discover that the state’s top hostage negotiator--and his personal four-man SWAT team--surround their room.





MY REVIEW:

Disclaimer: I received this e-book free in exchange for an honest review.

Well, let me start off by saying, that the book is a fast paced thriller and I loved every second of reading it.

This book explores how being abused as a child affects a person to such a degree that is it is literally impossible to comprehend. Its like the ripple effect, they may do good or cause the ultimate damage.

Because yes, a child who has an alcoholic parent will either become an alcoholic or will be the opposite of it.

This book is a story about 2 women who suffered abuse at the hands of their parents. It was heart wrenching. The author does a very good job of electing sympathy and sadness for them. Very beautifully written, the parts where it shows that the girls are remembering their abusive episodes, they are actually told from their perspective, when they were young. And that makes this book very intriguing and a page turner.

The characters journey takes them thru some of the toughest situations and you can see their growth and how far they have come. The ending was heart breaking and mournful. I wished to see Al happy, SPOILER [I felt angry at Maddie for her actions but when you think about its just wasn't possible for her to go thru it.] SPOILER
 
Loved this quote from the book and it rings so true
"That even when you think you know someone you still don't, still don't know everything he's capable of."
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and the author's style.

Have you read this book? What did you think about it?
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Happy reading!

We're Moving Where?! by Glen Blackwell

We're Moving Where?! 

by Glen Blackwell

 
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Synopsis: 

When Harry's mum and dad tell him that they will be moving to a cabin in the Canadian wilderness, his first thought is about leaving his friends behind. He then finds out that there will be NO INTERNET!!!Join Harry on the adventure of a lifetime and find out how he adapts when everything he is used to changes overnight...


Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

My Review



This book is about a family who moves to a different place, lifestyle and habitat. This book is about change and how although it can be scary but nice as well.

I read it with my kids actually and they enjoyed listening to Harry and his family's adventure. We were equally anxious and excited about the move, like Harry, and loved the adventure they embarked on.
There were various elements that kept us interested in this book. I liked how the writer subtly crept in little pieces of info about the natural habitat of animals. The encounters they had with the animals delighted my kids. I specially liked the part where they constructed the cabin, it was very enthralling, reading about it.

I wish the author would write another book sort of a squel to this one, so we can find out more about their adventures as I am sure living in a forest to study animals and their habitat would bring on many more.

This is a very good book to read with your kids.

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