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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
I’m honestly surprised I finished this. The story had potential to be absolutely amazing but it fell short in each and every way. I can not express how much I disliked this book. The only reason it even got 2 stars was because of the good friendships. Everything else 400 pages of big suck.
I kept holding off on reading this book and now I'm kicking myself for waiting. It was a fantastic book! I laughed, cried and got angry. This was a touching story of how broken people can heal and find happiness. I LOVED IT!!!!!
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Blythe lost her parents and still hasn’t recovered. She and her brother are estranged and their relationship doesn’t seem like it’s going to get any better soon. She tries to drown out her sorrow in parties and beer, but it doesn’t work very well. Then she meets Chris, a guy who seems to understand her perfectly. He makes her feel things that she has never felt before and the comfort she gets from his presence amazes her. Soon Blythe is involved in not only his life but also his family. When Chris’s own dark past comes forth Blythe has to fight to stay in the relationships she has built with his family and him.
Blythe was an amazing character because of her strength and her will to survive. I love the way her character changes throughout the book and how her strength grows. She has so much will power but doesn’t seem to realize it. I loved how her character was presented in the beginning as weak and broken but her inner strength shines through as the book continued. I thought that the author created her as the perfect compliment to the story.
Chris and his family were characters that makes the reader fall in love with them. Their background is so heartbreaking I cried frequently throughout the book and felt that the author did a wonderful job in conveying emotion. I loved each of their characters and I know that future readers will too.
I loved the storyline and how the author presented the book. I liked that the book was from Blythe’s perspective and how some parts of the book kept me guessing. This story was definitely drama filled and I really enjoyed it.
I would recommend this book to anyone and feel that anyone can enjoy this book. I hope to read more by this author and publisher in the future and will be adding more books by them into my personal library.
Blythe was an amazing character because of her strength and her will to survive. I love the way her character changes throughout the book and how her strength grows. She has so much will power but doesn’t seem to realize it. I loved how her character was presented in the beginning as weak and broken but her inner strength shines through as the book continued. I thought that the author created her as the perfect compliment to the story.
Chris and his family were characters that makes the reader fall in love with them. Their background is so heartbreaking I cried frequently throughout the book and felt that the author did a wonderful job in conveying emotion. I loved each of their characters and I know that future readers will too.
I loved the storyline and how the author presented the book. I liked that the book was from Blythe’s perspective and how some parts of the book kept me guessing. This story was definitely drama filled and I really enjoyed it.
I would recommend this book to anyone and feel that anyone can enjoy this book. I hope to read more by this author and publisher in the future and will be adding more books by them into my personal library.
I would LOVE to give it five stars, but I believe that the writing style could have been better. For a story with such scope, so deftly and seasonedly touching the depths of a family marked by childhood traumatisms, fuck, I needed more from the writing.
4.75 stars.
Where to start? This was, in my opinion, a mind-boggling story. The plot, the characters, the unfolding of the story. Jessica Park has a nice imagination and a even nicer way to make sure her story comes out great and titillating. Titillating for sure because this story got me thinking a lot.
On a side, I asked myself: Why so many coincidences? Is it even plausible? But on the other side, I was telling myself: This is fan-fucking-tastic!
How did she save him? First, she stayed that day with him as he was struggling to carry bucketfuls of water, watching him, sharing his pain, being there for him like no one else could ever be. Second, she saved him because the fire that killed her parents required his father's assistance and as said father who was about to kill him (by drowning him in the toilet) had to go, he escaped death. And thirdly, she saved him by making him realize that he wasn't a lost cause, that there could be a future for the two of them, that he wasn't doomed.
This is how I want to sum up this story, so when I read this review in five or ten years, it will be enough to remind me of Chris and Blythe's hard love story and bring a smile on my face.
It (almost) made me cry, made me furious, made me sad, made me mad, made me (maybe) a little delusional at some point. And I love, I love the stories that make me feel, and this one made me feel more than I thought I could feel for a love story. That's why it's so hard for me not to give it 5 stars but when a story is THAT amazing, the writing has to be WONDERFUL.
And as for the characters, I am glad to find a story where everyone is connected to each other, where you can sense the bonds between them, wher friendship and love reigns, and above all, on which time will never sink its teeth. This is what I got in Left Drowning, I got an insanely love story, love between the two main characters and love between all the characters. And no, this isn't a love story, this is a (fucking) story about love.
My favorite of all was Sabin, lively, true, honest, amazing. He had this careless yet caring side to him that I simply loved, it's mostly because of him that I will HAVE to read this book again. Next, comes the Eric-&-Zach couple: both adorable, they were the same, I think that's why they fitted together so well. Next, Estelle: I want a sister like that, simple. James was a shitty brother at first but he made up quite quickly for his mistakes, morphing into the person he should have been all this time. And everyone else that happened to wave at the read in the book was enjoyable.
The end.
This is all I will say, all that needs to be said, all I will need to remind myself and not spoil myself. Before I die, I promise to read that book again. Gosh, I've never felt so great about a book.
My apologies for so many expletives. When I use them, it either means I am tremendously pissed off or tremendously awed. I think the latter suits my current condition more.
And so you love me either because of that or in spite of it. Both of which are unbearable.
Breathe. Breathe into it.
Shitting rainbows.
4.75 stars.
Where to start? This was, in my opinion, a mind-boggling story. The plot, the characters, the unfolding of the story. Jessica Park has a nice imagination and a even nicer way to make sure her story comes out great and titillating. Titillating for sure because this story got me thinking a lot.
On a side, I asked myself: Why so many coincidences? Is it even plausible? But on the other side, I was telling myself: This is fan-fucking-tastic!
Spoiler
Blythe is seventeen when she loses her parents, with the dream to go to Matthews college where her parents met. Chris, courageous survivor of an abusive childhood, dreams also to go to Matthews because of this girl (Blythe) who saved him.How did she save him? First, she stayed that day with him as he was struggling to carry bucketfuls of water, watching him, sharing his pain, being there for him like no one else could ever be. Second, she saved him because the fire that killed her parents required his father's assistance and as said father who was about to kill him (by drowning him in the toilet) had to go, he escaped death. And thirdly, she saved him by making him realize that he wasn't a lost cause, that there could be a future for the two of them, that he wasn't doomed.
This is how I want to sum up this story, so when I read this review in five or ten years, it will be enough to remind me of Chris and Blythe's hard love story and bring a smile on my face.
It (almost) made me cry, made me furious, made me sad, made me mad, made me (maybe) a little delusional at some point. And I love, I love the stories that make me feel, and this one made me feel more than I thought I could feel for a love story. That's why it's so hard for me not to give it 5 stars but when a story is THAT amazing, the writing has to be WONDERFUL.
And as for the characters, I am glad to find a story where everyone is connected to each other, where you can sense the bonds between them, wher friendship and love reigns, and above all, on which time will never sink its teeth. This is what I got in Left Drowning, I got an insanely love story, love between the two main characters and love between all the characters. And no, this isn't a love story, this is a (fucking) story about love.
My favorite of all was Sabin, lively, true, honest, amazing. He had this careless yet caring side to him that I simply loved, it's mostly because of him that I will HAVE to read this book again. Next, comes the Eric-&-Zach couple: both adorable, they were the same, I think that's why they fitted together so well. Next, Estelle: I want a sister like that, simple. James was a shitty brother at first but he made up quite quickly for his mistakes, morphing into the person he should have been all this time. And everyone else that happened to wave at the read in the book was enjoyable.
The end.
This is all I will say, all that needs to be said, all I will need to remind myself and not spoil myself. Before I die, I promise to read that book again. Gosh, I've never felt so great about a book.
My apologies for so many expletives. When I use them, it either means I am tremendously pissed off or tremendously awed. I think the latter suits my current condition more.
And so you love me either because of that or in spite of it. Both of which are unbearable.
Breathe. Breathe into it.
Shitting rainbows.
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Although I did predict from the very start how this book was going to go and end I really did enjoy it. I didn't like the main characters name Blythe, I kept thinking about barfing everything time I read. The story was about college kids that had either lost one or both parents and how they were dealing with the sadness of their passing and other sad events in their lives. It was very sad at times but since I had figured out how it was going to play out I was expecting it. It was very well written but I did find one error, it was said that a character "never" goes swimming and then have him attempt to surf, how do you surf without swimming? Over all I enjoyed it, it had a lot of sex like fifty shades (no kinky f***ery), along with a betrayal and break ups too.
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Although I did predict from the very start how this book was going to go and end I really did enjoy it. I didn't like the main characters name Blythe, I kept thinking about barfing everything time I read. The story was about college kids that had either lost one or both parents and how they were dealing with the sadness of their passing and other sad events in their lives. It was very sad at times but since I had figured out how it was going to play out I was expecting it. It was very well written but I did find one error, it was said that a character "never" goes swimming and then have him attempt to surf, how do you surf without swimming? Over all I enjoyed it, it had a lot of sex like fifty shades (no kinky f***ery), along with a betrayal and break ups too.
4 Corny stars. One for each of my lovely Shepherd siblings.
I think it's funny when my least favorite character is the main character, and it's not that I didn't like Blythe. It's that the other characters are just so fantastic that it's hard to compare.
Each Shepherd was so real, raw, and intoxicating. Their love for each other and for Blythe is what made this book so hard to put down.
Yes it's a love story between Chris and Blythe but it's also a love story between Sabin and Estelle and Eric and Chris and Blythe.
The ending was so cheesy cheesy as was the big plot twist at the end. But I was fully expecting it so I was fully ok with it.
Can't wait to start book 2!
I think it's funny when my least favorite character is the main character, and it's not that I didn't like Blythe. It's that the other characters are just so fantastic that it's hard to compare.
Each Shepherd was so real, raw, and intoxicating. Their love for each other and for Blythe is what made this book so hard to put down.
Yes it's a love story between Chris and Blythe but it's also a love story between Sabin and Estelle and Eric and Chris and Blythe.
The ending was so cheesy cheesy as was the big plot twist at the end. But I was fully expecting it so I was fully ok with it.
Can't wait to start book 2!
i fucking loved this book. I finished it last night and i haven't been able to stop thinking about it. Left Drowning was funny, heartbreaking, hot(!), moving and seriously life changing. It was beautifully written and seriously witty. I loved every single character. some more than others. This is a book you need to read if you enjoy getting your heart broken, funny an witty characters or just enjoy reading in general.