Helpful Score: 6
This was an excellent book. I'm still thinking about it... even days later.
The story pulled me in immediately. I was drawn to the characters, and I had a hard time setting the book down to do anything else. I just wanted to keep reading to find out what was going to happen next.
The diary from the past and the parallels that the author draws from it to the main character's present life were very well done. The emotional connections the author made between the characters were very believable. I enjoyed watching the transformation of the main character, and how she grew stronger throughout the book.
My one complaint would be that I wanted more. I didn't want the book to stop where it did. I would definitely recommend reading this one.
The story pulled me in immediately. I was drawn to the characters, and I had a hard time setting the book down to do anything else. I just wanted to keep reading to find out what was going to happen next.
The diary from the past and the parallels that the author draws from it to the main character's present life were very well done. The emotional connections the author made between the characters were very believable. I enjoyed watching the transformation of the main character, and how she grew stronger throughout the book.
My one complaint would be that I wanted more. I didn't want the book to stop where it did. I would definitely recommend reading this one.
Helpful Score: 6
I wasn't expecting to like this book, but it was quite good. The plot is very well written and keeps you guessing at what will happen. I love the description of island and its wave. Feels like you are there. I love the way Jio writes the relationship between the characters especially Emily and her Aunt Bee. You feel like really know these people by the end of the book. Highly recommend.
Helpful Score: 5
Excellent book. The person I swapped it from sent me a note hoping that I enjoyed the book! "Boy Howdy"!! I was so enthralled. The whole time I was reading I kept trying to piece it together. Esther was..... well I am no spoiler but I loved how the author tied the past and the present together in a cathartic resolution. Definitely on my recommended read list!
Helpful Score: 3
Wonderful setting - relate-able characters - simple but interesting story line. The type of book that cleans my palate. An easy read that doesn't tax the brain. Pleasurable book with a feel good ending.
A personal diary found, and read generations later, unravels the secrets of two families on a small island just outside Seattle. Loves found and lost, family found and lost, and the finding of oneself.
A personal diary found, and read generations later, unravels the secrets of two families on a small island just outside Seattle. Loves found and lost, family found and lost, and the finding of oneself.
Helpful Score: 2
This book held me absolutely enthralled...read it in two sittings because I could hardly bear to put it down. I would have liked a stronger ending but overall it was a solid, absorbing read and I can't wait to get my hands on other books by this author after such a strong debut novel.
