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4.3 AVERAGE
4.3 AVERAGE
Danielle puts me in my feelings
Damn I love her stories from start to finish, I was hooked and I want more from these characters because I missed them ready.
Damn I love her stories from start to finish, I was hooked and I want more from these characters because I missed them ready.
I've spent the past ten minutes, typing up things and then deleting it...and I just realized, I really don't want to write a review for this book, because I don't really have much to say. I went into this book super intrigued that it was inspired by the Annabel Lee poem by Edgard Allen Poe. The poem I only know about because Sam recited it in the movie Holes. But to be honest, this book didn't live up to the expectations I had of it.
It was the typical love story with a bit of a mysterious twist involving the death of a young woman. But even that storyline was a bit bland and not really that interesting or integral to the main story. Annabelle and Lee were childhood friends turned lovers who with distance and time, lost contact with one another. Moving into adulthood, they developed new friendships and moved on with their lives only to find their way back to one another.
There wasn't really anyting all that compelling or even interesting about their story. I didn't get punched in the feels, I didn't feel like these two HAD to find their way to one another. I enjoyed the story, as in I didn't hate read it, but all in all, it was just another story that I will likely forget about in the next month or so.
It was the typical love story with a bit of a mysterious twist involving the death of a young woman. But even that storyline was a bit bland and not really that interesting or integral to the main story. Annabelle and Lee were childhood friends turned lovers who with distance and time, lost contact with one another. Moving into adulthood, they developed new friendships and moved on with their lives only to find their way back to one another.
There wasn't really anyting all that compelling or even interesting about their story. I didn't get punched in the feels, I didn't feel like these two HAD to find their way to one another. I enjoyed the story, as in I didn't hate read it, but all in all, it was just another story that I will likely forget about in the next month or so.
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Belle and Lee are intense.
I mean, we're talking about a 20+ year old love that wasn't properly nurtured but was able to survive. That's some heavy stuff.
At eleven years old, Annabelle knew that there was something special about Bradley. So, every summer for seven or so years, Belle and Lee made themselves inseparable.
This is a second chance romance but I promise Danielle doesn't give you that mainstream crap. There is suspense, family drama, and a whole lot hot and cold behavior from our lovely heroine. I've enjoyed every Poe inspired novel she has made.
I mean, we're talking about a 20+ year old love that wasn't properly nurtured but was able to survive. That's some heavy stuff.
At eleven years old, Annabelle knew that there was something special about Bradley. So, every summer for seven or so years, Belle and Lee made themselves inseparable.
This is a second chance romance but I promise Danielle doesn't give you that mainstream crap. There is suspense, family drama, and a whole lot hot and cold behavior from our lovely heroine. I've enjoyed every Poe inspired novel she has made.
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I think I discovered my favorite book by her. I wished we could see more of them because there story was so real and wholesome like these character truly are amazing. I loved how immersed I became in there love story and how much details was put into it. That plot twist though yeah I was so suprised but definitely made since to me. I really like the deep conversations they had and how much they loved each other. How after years there live still was there and they talk like the last 20 years of silence wasn’t there. I truly just cherish this book and I’m glad I was able to finally get around it reading it during black read a thon this month. My literally whole personality trait will be this book for however long because I just can’t get over them.
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
What I Liked:
- The timeline of the relationship: I specifically loved the part exploring their childhood and first love. This would play beautifully as a movie.
- The mystery of Ava Michelle: That was a nice touch, bringing them together and then reuniting them years later, however I did not like the resolution or the related twist (see below).
- The date: Lee promised this date as a kid and fulfilled it as an adult and it was so precious.
- Caring for one another: especially Lee… The small gestures of taking care of Annabelle, being there for her even when she is mad at him, bringing her dinner, taking her to her appointment, etc... I love reading these little moments.
What I Disliked:
- This is meant to be an epic love story and we witness the intense pull the two main characters still feel towards one another; however, although I was very invested with them as kids and looking forward for their second chance romance, I just didn’t feel the same attachment to their story once they became adult and I wasn’t emotionally moved by them ending up together.
- The twist with the mystery: I wished the story of Ava Michelle remained just a little mystery that brought them together as children and once again when they reconnected. However, bringing the father into it felt unnecessary especially since we really don’t see anything playing out in the book. We just get small snippets of conversation between Annabelle and her grandma and then just an update that her parents are working on resolving everything. So in some way, this didn’t have much of an impact on the story, it feels it was just some sort of distraction to take away from the confrontation between Annabelle and her parents regarding their previous meddling with her relationship with Lee.
- The timeline of the relationship: I specifically loved the part exploring their childhood and first love. This would play beautifully as a movie.
- The mystery of Ava Michelle: That was a nice touch, bringing them together and then reuniting them years later, however I did not like the resolution or the related twist (see below).
- The date: Lee promised this date as a kid and fulfilled it as an adult and it was so precious.
- Caring for one another: especially Lee… The small gestures of taking care of Annabelle, being there for her even when she is mad at him, bringing her dinner, taking her to her appointment, etc... I love reading these little moments.
What I Disliked:
- This is meant to be an epic love story and we witness the intense pull the two main characters still feel towards one another; however, although I was very invested with them as kids and looking forward for their second chance romance, I just didn’t feel the same attachment to their story once they became adult and I wasn’t emotionally moved by them ending up together.
- The twist with the mystery: I wished the story of Ava Michelle remained just a little mystery that brought them together as children and once again when they reconnected. However, bringing the father into it felt unnecessary especially since we really don’t see anything playing out in the book. We just get small snippets of conversation between Annabelle and her grandma and then just an update that her parents are working on resolving everything. So in some way, this didn’t have much of an impact on the story, it feels it was just some sort of distraction to take away from the confrontation between Annabelle and her parents regarding their previous meddling with her relationship with Lee.