I
enjoyed this contemporary romantic novel. What do you do when someone
you knew a long time ago resurfaces in your life but is so very
different? And what do you do when that person is bent on destroying
everything you hold dear about the school in which you are the
librarian?
Center
did a fine job developing realistic characters. Samantha has issues
but she has learned to live with them in a very good way. How
touching that the founders of this private elementary school took her
under their wing. And then there is Duncan. We know from Samantha's
previous experience with him that his current hard line personality
is not who he has always been. We wonder what happened to him and we
hope Samantha can somehow help him find his way back to his real
self. Other characters added so much to the story, like Alice and her
crazy math jokes and t shirts, Clay, the student who knew so much
about the ocean, and Chuck Norris, the dog who defied all the
training Duncan tried to force on him.
Center
has good insight into human character and situations and how to
overcome obstacles to living life with joy, especially in the face of
uncertainty or tragedy. There are some serious issues in the novel
and how they affect people but the bottom line is living to find the
joy in the midst of it all.
You
can read an excerpt here.
My
rating: 4/5 stars.
Katherine
Center is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of
several novels. She studied creative writing at Vassar College and
the University of Houston. She lives in Houston with her husband and
their two children. You can find out more at
http://katherinecenter.com/
Photo: Skylar Reeves.
St
Martin's Press, 320 pages.
I
received a complimentary egalley of this book from the publisher. My
comments are an independent and honest review.
(My star
ratings: 5-I love it, 4-I like it, 3-It's OK, 2-I don't like it, 1-I
hate it.)
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