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Post by cadoodlebug on May 7, 2015 17:23:24 GMT
I just finished it last night. It was a debut novel by Claire Kells. I think it is classified as Chick Lit but I thought it was so much more. I really enjoyed it but a few things kind of bugged me. I won't put any spoilers in this post but expect spoilers from other posters. ETA: Feel free to post spoilers now ~ you have now been warned.  |
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2015 18:12:11 GMT
Never heard of it but sounds like a great story! I just put it on hold at the library.
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Post by cadoodlebug on May 8, 2015 14:47:46 GMT
Never heard of it but sounds like a great story! I just put it on hold at the library. Let me know what you think after you read it! |
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Post by lynnek on May 8, 2015 14:53:49 GMT
That does sound good! I put it on reserve.
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Post by mom2jnk on May 8, 2015 15:46:55 GMT
I did!! I was up until almost midnight last night finishing it. It was interesting for me because of the PTSD angle. It was a good read, but there were a few things that confused me about it too...
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Post by Bitchy Rich on May 8, 2015 15:51:49 GMT
Just read it last week. I liked it, but thought it seemed more like a YA book, than adult fiction.
I felt like it didn't fully explain several things, and the wrap up at the end was too neat.
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Post by mom2jnk on May 8, 2015 15:53:25 GMT
This is the first time that I have tried to insert a spoiler, so be forewarned that it is coming...
I didn't really understand why Avery was singled out as having "abandoned" Colin and the little boys after the rescue. Wouldn't the others have told their story too? Or was it part of the PTSD that Avery "thought" she was guilty of a transgression? Why did she seem to have so much shame? Her survival skills were the ones that kept them all alive!
And what was with the single letters that she wrote to the little boys?
I can understand why she would have a phobia about water after her experiences, but not why she was portrayed as someone who had done something terribly wrong.
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Post by mom2jnk on May 8, 2015 15:57:10 GMT
I did really like the aspect of having a young female protagonist that was more capable than she realized. I think that the book could certainly be classified as YA and I think that my DD14 would enjoy reading it.
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Post by linda~lou on May 8, 2015 16:08:52 GMT
Thanks Joy! Just added to my kindle library!!!!!! Sounds like a interesting read!
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Post by cadoodlebug on May 8, 2015 19:26:11 GMT
This is the first time that I have tried to insert a spoiler, so be forewarned that it is coming...
I didn't really understand why Avery was singled out as having "abandoned" Colin and the little boys after the rescue. Wouldn't the others have told their story too? Or was it part of the PTSD that Avery "thought" she was guilty of a transgression? Why did she seem to have so much shame? Her survival skills were the ones that kept them all alive!
And what was with the single letters that she wrote to the little boys?
I can understand why she would have a phobia about water after her experiences, but not why she was portrayed as someone who had done something terribly wrong.
What were your thoughts? SPOILERS: I agree about not understanding why she felt she abandoned them. I think it was the PTSD. I read some reviews and they would have rather the author not switch back and forth between the crash and them back in Boston. It might have been better if you didn't know who survived right away. And Colin went from being on the verge of death to okay without any explanation. And several times when she and Colin were together, the author ripped them apart with no apparent (at least to me) reason. But despite all these instances, I still enjoyed reading it ~ the parts after the crash and the story of their survival were riveting, IMHO. |
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2015 17:29:34 GMT
Never heard of it but sounds like a great story! I just put it on hold at the library. Let me know what you think after you read it! Will do! I already got the audio version from the library and started listening in the car today. It hooked me right away. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2015 0:12:07 GMT
I finished this book last week and just remembered to come back to this thread. I wrote my review on Goodreads and it's essentially the same thing said above in the spoiler by mom2jnk - plus I added some stuff about Lee. SPOILERS BELOW. I agree with everything you said about Avery/Colin, too, cadoodlebug. |
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Post by cadoodlebug on Jun 1, 2015 1:20:53 GMT
I finished this book last week and just remembered to come back to this thread. I wrote my review on Goodreads and it's essentially the same thing said above in the spoiler by mom2jnk - plus I added some stuff about Lee. SPOILERS BELOW. I agree with everything you said about Avery/Colin, too, cadoodlebug. I totally agree about Lee. Glad you liked the book. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2015 1:40:53 GMT
I finished this book last week and just remembered to come back to this thread. I wrote my review on Goodreads and it's essentially the same thing said above in the spoiler by mom2jnk - plus I added some stuff about Lee. SPOILERS BELOW. I agree with everything you said about Avery/Colin, too, cadoodlebug. I totally agree about Lee. Glad you liked the book. I did! Thanks for bringing it up here. |
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Post by KelleeM on Jun 1, 2015 9:19:54 GMT
I read this last Sunday in two sittings...I haven't done that with a book in many years. I really liked it but had the same issues previously mentioned.
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