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adw7984's review against another edition
4.0
We are quickly introduced to Lucy and she is what we might consider a loner. She lives alone, has had a rough upbringing and mainly just goes to work and home. She is struggling internally and not too willing to let people in. I can related in some ways to Lucy because I am also a loner, but thankfully I have a relationship with my family.
I love how Lia Fairchild slowly introduced some friendships into Lucy’s world. Meeting new people, or even accepting people you already know can be a tough thing to do when you are used to solitude. Benny and Anne proved to be great friends to Lucy and she was so lucky to have them. Kyle turned out to be great in the end, but I wasn’t sure where Ms. Fairchild was going with his character. I thought maybe he was going to be a dark cloud on the story, but he turned out to be another wonderful addition to Lucy’s life.
I found the dynamic between Lucy and Katie to be quite interesting. Katie left in such a hurtful way and it was so amazing to me that Lucy was able to forgive her. Can I just say that Katie really has her act together for a 24 year old - did we ever learn what either Katie or Rick did for a living to own such a nice house at such a young age?
Lucy was such a well-written character. She was able to grow as a person in such a short span of time and it was believable given her circumstances. When the book first began, I was not sure I was going to like Lucy but I became quite fond of her and just wanted her to have a happy life.
In Search of Lucy packs an emotional, yet realistic punch that portrays a broken family dynamic trying to heal. It was a quick book to read and I thoroughly enjoyed it!
*This book was provided for review on Confessions of a Bookaholic. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
I love how Lia Fairchild slowly introduced some friendships into Lucy’s world. Meeting new people, or even accepting people you already know can be a tough thing to do when you are used to solitude. Benny and Anne proved to be great friends to Lucy and she was so lucky to have them. Kyle turned out to be great in the end, but I wasn’t sure where Ms. Fairchild was going with his character. I thought maybe he was going to be a dark cloud on the story, but he turned out to be another wonderful addition to Lucy’s life.
I found the dynamic between Lucy and Katie to be quite interesting. Katie left in such a hurtful way and it was so amazing to me that Lucy was able to forgive her. Can I just say that Katie really has her act together for a 24 year old - did we ever learn what either Katie or Rick did for a living to own such a nice house at such a young age?
Lucy was such a well-written character. She was able to grow as a person in such a short span of time and it was believable given her circumstances. When the book first began, I was not sure I was going to like Lucy but I became quite fond of her and just wanted her to have a happy life.
In Search of Lucy packs an emotional, yet realistic punch that portrays a broken family dynamic trying to heal. It was a quick book to read and I thoroughly enjoyed it!
*This book was provided for review on Confessions of a Bookaholic. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
gallan's review against another edition
4.0
At first I was not really into the book but kept going and it got better. The only thing i would really change is the abrupt ending!
wtrkat's review against another edition
4.0
It was a good book especially if you understand disfunctional families.
mklodor's review
1.0
0 for two in terrible books this summer. Couldn't even finish it. I suppose if you like Nicholas Sparks, you might like this book. But I think Nicholas Sparks sucks, so this book is not for me.
libbet's review
1.0
awful. read more like an outline of a novel than a novel. no depth of character, all tell and no show. didn't finish.
rai's review against another edition
3.0
It had a great concept and started off well. The character of Lucy was troubled and struggling with growing up and a lack of purpose in her life. And while her journey has merit, some things just went outside of the suspension of disbelief.
In particular, her relationships are never actually built, but they change and develop. Occasionally they act as if they had a serious conversation without repeating text (since you know all about Lucy's feeling, so a text that "Lucy and Anne talked for hours about her feelings" is sufficient to some extent)... but overall, the development is harsh and unrealistic.
I didn't like the character of Katie, she was rather shallow and again, her interactions with everyone where false.. Same with other characters.
Basically it was a great concept, but never full delivered for me.
In particular, her relationships are never actually built, but they change and develop. Occasionally they act as if they had a serious conversation without repeating text (since you know all about Lucy's feeling, so a text that "Lucy and Anne talked for hours about her feelings" is sufficient to some extent)... but overall, the development is harsh and unrealistic.
I didn't like the character of Katie, she was rather shallow and again, her interactions with everyone where false.. Same with other characters.
Basically it was a great concept, but never full delivered for me.
abookishaffair's review
3.0
Lucy feels like she's going nowhere. She's working a dead-end job and alienates herself from everyone around her that tries to get too close. She's broken and wanting something more, some sort of meaning to her existence but is doubtful that she'll find it. She's only known heartbreak and sadness. It was very easy to see where Lucy was coming from. Although Lucy's feelings are extreme, I think most everyone has felt some sort of infinite sadness at some point in their life. It does seem to take Lucy an awful long time to rise above all of the bad feelings that she has about her life.
I thought that the author did a really good job with making the characters accessible. You feel like they could be people that you could meet or have met. I definitely think that the book would have benefitted from a little more showing and not so much telling. A lot of the pleasure in reading for me is being able to put together the pieces in the story. It's already done for you with so much telling. It sort of took away from that initial aspect of being able to "meet" the characters under your own terms.
This is definitely a good book about finding your way back and finding redemption. It's also a good book about allowing yourself to love and being loved in return. For Lucy, those lessons are definitely hard won. I would recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a light read covering some pretty big life lessons.
I thought that the author did a really good job with making the characters accessible. You feel like they could be people that you could meet or have met. I definitely think that the book would have benefitted from a little more showing and not so much telling. A lot of the pleasure in reading for me is being able to put together the pieces in the story. It's already done for you with so much telling. It sort of took away from that initial aspect of being able to "meet" the characters under your own terms.
This is definitely a good book about finding your way back and finding redemption. It's also a good book about allowing yourself to love and being loved in return. For Lucy, those lessons are definitely hard won. I would recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a light read covering some pretty big life lessons.
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