One and a half stars out of five!
So, I am finally talking about Nicholas Sparks’ latest book, Safe Haven Do you want the truth? Of course you do! I didn’t like it at all. Being it was Nicholas Sparks I expected more. I love Walk to Remember and of course The Notebook, but this new novel just left me unsatisfied. Primarily because I felt like I have read this sort of book before, it just wasn’t fresh or exciting. It was a little like a bad Lifetime movie. And that is saying a lot because I actually like Lifetime! Since, I did finish this book months ago I won’t go into a lot of detail about the book but the story line is simple. The main character, a woman, is in an abusive relationship with her husband, a cop. She manages to escape and assumes a new identity in a small North Carolina beach town. She begins to heal both emotionally and physically and begins to open her heart again. Just when she is finally settling in and isn’t scared anymore, a ghost from her past returns. Can you guess who? I bet you can. It was a very predictable book. I hope his next book is better.
Bright Young Things: four out of five stars!
I read Bright Young Things last month. This is the beginning of a new series by Anna Godbersen. Godbersen brought us the Luxe series. First of all I absolutely loved the Luxe series. A young adult author, Godbersen novels are set in the early 1900s and are new, historically rich and exciting. Because of her wonderful first series I was looking forward to Bright Young Things. She didn’t disappoint. Although, I believe BYT falls somewhat short of the Luxe series I loved this book. Godbersen writes in a way few authors can and her characters appear real. The novel follows two best friends on their journey from their dead end town to New York City. One is looking to see her name in lights and the other is looking for her father. One of the girls befriends another girl, a modern, spirited person. The book tells of these girls’ adventures and experiences with love and life. Believe me I don’t make this book sound as good as it really is. Pick up a copy and see for yourself!
I currently am on break. I have a large majority of my Christmas shopping completed and thus will have more time to read and post (hopefully). I have a huge stack of books to read including Flipped (I read this when I was a teenager but, just watched the movie, which is cute, and now I have to read it again), Beachcombers, Fireflies over Toccoa, and The Richest Season. I am reading Fixing Delilah right now. You might remember my post about Twenty Boy Summer, Fixing Delilah is Sarah Ockler’s second novel. I am on about page forty and it is really gooooood. So far so good at least! I will get back to you when I finish it. At this rate it will probably be Sunday (if not tomorrow) ha!
