My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Wow! Another one that kept me up til the wee hours of the morning.
Before I begin, I need to disclose that I picked this up quite a while ago from BookRooster.com which doesn’t seem to exist anymore. I feel it is my fault, in a way, as I can only review so many books a month. But I download many, many per day and had at least 25 of the BookRoosters lined up. I am sorry to all authors who awaited my review. Even so, I will get to all of them, eventually. I only ordered the ones that sounded like my kind of books.
Look, I gave this five stars in spite of the bad editing. I am hoping that the new Kindle version (which, by the way, is free on Kindle Unlimited and only $2.99 for regular Kindle) is well edited. As I understand it, this is a first novel for the author, E.M. Vail. In that case, WOW!
Prologues are usually nonsense. I ordinarily don’t like them. They are a distraction that doesn’t pull the story along. In this case, I can say that when the story bogged down it was the curiosity about that prologue that kept me reading. I wondered all it would all come together.
The best thing about this book is how well developed all the characters are. Okay, I must admit that some of the dialogues felt stilted. And some of the actions or thoughts felt unfitting. But if one can keep moving regardless the story is fantastic. And as you fall in love with the characters and worry for their lives, keep a box of Kleenex handy. Around 90% in you will need them. And the pay-off of the prologue comes in the epilogue. Now you’ve come full circle and know why.
This is more than a coming of age book about three friends. This is a story of neighbors and the web of life for all. It is a full sized novel that I am happy I was given the chance to read. It could honestly be a good movie.
I like your review style, Darswords. Would love to have you also share your reviews on reviewcreep.com. It will get your blog more exposure for free
Well, thank you. What would that entail? I’m okay with my reviews being reblogged. But much more than that right now might be too much. You see, we are getting ready to move to another state and the amount of energy and time all that takes is often more than I can do right now. My fibromyalgia has fits during our changeable weather right now, too. But again, thanks for the offer.
No worries. I hope you’re able to alleviate your fibromyalgia. If you ever feel like it’d be beneficial to you it will always be free to sign up. Hope the move doesn’t suck too much 😉
I’m actually looking forward to it. The move keeps my mind happy and motivated. I love moving to new places.
I’m sure it’s far more pleasant with your mindset 🙂
Maybe in the Fall I can consider your site. Thanks again.
Sure it’s still growing so I’ve been informing people that they increase their chances of getting higher in the leaderboard by simply being on the platform earlier than others. Just less noise/more exposure. Good luck with everything 🙂