Helpful Score: 7
And now the last page has been turned...Ever finish a book and you just wanted to sit down and sigh and hold it close to your heart for a moment? Just sit reflecting on all the emotions you have invested between the pages? The characters, whom you by now, love like family, have tugged at your heartstrings and made you laugh and cry and smile... well the good news is.. they'll still be with you for a long long while. This was one of those books for me. TAKE ME WITH YOU is an amazing amazing novel. I loved EVERY minute of it. If I could shoot the stars off the page for this book I would.
Helpful Score: 6
This is the first book in quite awhile which I didn't want to put down and looked forward to picking up. Ryan Hyde likes stories with inter-generational relationships. We live in a society where most everything is age segregated, unfortunately both generations miss out. As a former public school teacher, I think that she picked the perfect main character in August. A teacher must love children/young people and believe in their future possibilities. The two brothers were believable and actions age appropriate. I wanted to take them home with me. I have read a few of this author's books and thought that Pay it Forward was one of her weaker stories, so if you are undecided, give another one of her books a try. Her books delve into serious issues and situations, but she writes about second chances and being aware of the people who you encounter, and the possibility that you can be a positive moment in their lives.
Helpful Score: 4
This was excellent! Not predicable. I stayed up late reading 150 pages cause I couldn't put it down. Touching.
Helpful Score: 1
I loved this story! We never know the impression we might leave with people while just being our best selves.
Helpful Score: 1
This is my second Catherine Ryan Hyde book and I have loved them both. This is the story of a man named August, who is dealing with the loss of his 19 year old son, and two young boys he is coerced to travel with in his motorhome for the summer while visiting several National Parks. I loved watching the relationship grow between the boys and August and how they were able to slowly help each other deal with various difficulties in their lives. The characters are well developed and the descriptions of the various National Parks they visited were outstanding. It moved me to look up several of the locations mentioned in the book.
