Helpful Score: 1
A heavy book in two ways, quite a chunkster in pages and a heavy topic that at times was hard to swallow, but in a good way. From the beginning you fall head over heals for Camille, a mother of two young children who are on the cusp of the teenage years and need a mother now more than ever. She has already battled cancer once and now facing it again, the prospects look grim. With a profession as a match-maker, she decides that fixing her husband up with a future partner will help the family avoid undue heartache and pain when she leaves them.
From there the story takes quite a few twists and turns. I never reveal plot points that may ruin a story, but this one has the reader on the edge of the seat from beginning to end. I wanted to know how Camille and Edward were going to fare after the endeavors that this journey called life would take them on.
I may have read this book with deeper meaning because of what is going on in my personal life. Recently engaged and planning a wedding and a marriage, it was hard to think about a future without this boy next to me and then to think if I would then find someone to accompany on the rest of the journey or if I would finish this life alone. Hard thoughts for me, but I crave books that make me reflect on topics that I wouldn't otherwise think about.
From there the story takes quite a few twists and turns. I never reveal plot points that may ruin a story, but this one has the reader on the edge of the seat from beginning to end. I wanted to know how Camille and Edward were going to fare after the endeavors that this journey called life would take them on.
I may have read this book with deeper meaning because of what is going on in my personal life. Recently engaged and planning a wedding and a marriage, it was hard to think about a future without this boy next to me and then to think if I would then find someone to accompany on the rest of the journey or if I would finish this life alone. Hard thoughts for me, but I crave books that make me reflect on topics that I wouldn't otherwise think about.
After reading the book jacket, all I could think about was that Golden Girls episode where Sophia answers a personals ad, but the guy's sister insists on going on all of their dates with them. Turns out she's his wife, and she wanted him to find someone so he wouldn't be alone after she died. In the end, they realized that they should spend what time she has left together.
That episode had more twists and turns than this book, unfortunately. Nothing surprising really happened. For every new character, situation, and obstacle introduced, I could see where it was going from Point A, to B, to C.
The writing wasn't bad, but not super exciting either. I had high hopes for this book, but it didn't live up to my expectations
That episode had more twists and turns than this book, unfortunately. Nothing surprising really happened. For every new character, situation, and obstacle introduced, I could see where it was going from Point A, to B, to C.
The writing wasn't bad, but not super exciting either. I had high hopes for this book, but it didn't live up to my expectations
After listening to so many wonderful Barbara Delinsky novels on CD, I was a little disappointed with this best seller. The prose is more predictable (you can almost guess what each character is going to say in a conversation) and the narrator tries too hard to impersonate each and every individual with different voices, which gets annoying.
But it's an interesting plot and if you like romance novels, you'll probably be happy with this one.
But it's an interesting plot and if you like romance novels, you'll probably be happy with this one.
