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mcipher's review against another edition
4.0
I love her lyrical writing and how she can make everything sound like pure magic, the strength and depth of the friendships and relationships, the funny names and the sly humor along with the seriousness, and the reminders of how quickly everything can shift and change in life, just one moment to the next and it’s a different world with a different truth. This book was lovely and I devoured it.
darthchrista's review against another edition
4.0
Stayed up late to finish this one. I just love this author and will read anything she writes. I love how she builds and transforms characters and walks us with them on their journeys of friendship, love, loss, etc
jgeisler's review
1.0
The author's first two books were so well written that I have read them each a couple of times when I really needed a good old-fashioned love story. I so wanted her other books to measure up, but they didn't. This book is no exception.
deLos Santos has a beautiful vocabulary and is skilled in using it, but this book was over the top. After awhile I realized I was rolling my eyes at the never ending overly-described details. When her main character began correcting her husband's way of describing his obsession with a teenager to make it more acceptable, I closed the book for good. I'll be taking a pass for any other books by her.
deLos Santos has a beautiful vocabulary and is skilled in using it, but this book was over the top. After awhile I realized I was rolling my eyes at the never ending overly-described details. When her main character began correcting her husband's way of describing his obsession with a teenager to make it more acceptable, I closed the book for good. I'll be taking a pass for any other books by her.
cathy1969's review against another edition
3.0
Poor Ginny (aka Zinny) and Avery have some tough situations to overcome. Ginny's husband, Harris, starts off the novel by telling her that he has been let go from his job for having an inappropriate interaction with an intern that happens to be 18 and is a senior at his daughter's school. Avery is their daughter.
While Avery is trying to navigate school amid the rumors of her father which happen to be true, Ginny is trying to recover friendships of her past. Her best friend, Kirsten, is about to get married and have a baby and she wants Ginny to throw her the shower that includes high school friends, Gray and CJ. All 4 were friends until the night the high school fire broke out and Gray's father died fighting it.
More secrets evolve around Ginny's Trevor and their is a complicated relationship with their mother as well. All in all, it was a good book. Love Walked In and You Belong to Me were just soooo good that I compare all the others to them and they just haven't hit that high of a mark for me since then.
While Avery is trying to navigate school amid the rumors of her father which happen to be true, Ginny is trying to recover friendships of her past. Her best friend, Kirsten, is about to get married and have a baby and she wants Ginny to throw her the shower that includes high school friends, Gray and CJ. All 4 were friends until the night the high school fire broke out and Gray's father died fighting it.
More secrets evolve around Ginny's Trevor and their is a complicated relationship with their mother as well. All in all, it was a good book. Love Walked In and You Belong to Me were just soooo good that I compare all the others to them and they just haven't hit that high of a mark for me since then.
deannetownsend's review against another edition
4.0
This book dealt with some complex family and friendship issues faced by a mother and daughter. Sometimes the focus is on the mother as a teenager, then as an adult. Other times the focus is on the daughter and her struggle to see her parents as people, not just parents. I really liked the book and would like to read more from this author.
bookworm_mommy's review against another edition
3.0
I ended up liking this book about Ginny, her family, her friends, and the impact of secrets. However, I will say it took me about a quarter of the book it get into it.
mary00's review against another edition
3.0
This was a solid 3 star audiobook.
I enjoyed the reader, was pulled into the story, and felt empathy for the main characters. Sometimes it felt like the author was trying to do too much with the plot, and she overused figurative language to the point of detraction at times. I also really wanted to know more about the evil mother's backstory. She may have been the most interesting part of the book, but her part in the narrative fizzled out.
I enjoyed the reader, was pulled into the story, and felt empathy for the main characters. Sometimes it felt like the author was trying to do too much with the plot, and she overused figurative language to the point of detraction at times. I also really wanted to know more about the evil mother's backstory. She may have been the most interesting part of the book, but her part in the narrative fizzled out.
sarahjaneinstpaul's review against another edition
4.0
De Los Santos creates such easy, relatable characters.
lisamquinn's review against another edition
3.0
A lady, with a husband obsessed with a work intern, relives high school memories through her diary gifted to her daughter.
ramonamead's review against another edition
3.0
Three and a half stars. This is the first of the author's novels that I didn't LOVE. This one wasn't as solid as her others. The story flashing from past to present was nice and gave a beautiful backstory, but it felt disjointed at times. All of the side stories didn't blend together seamlessly as her novels usually do. I felt there were unnecessary threads and side characters that didn't add to the story and left me confused. Particularly in regard to Ginny's husband's story. However as always, this author left me feeling satisfied and hopeful. She's so great at wrapping things up with hope, yet not making it unrealistic. The characters here are well developed and utterly human - another thing she excels at. Ultimately this is a novel about trust, secrets, forgiveness, and love of all kinds - family, romantic, and friendships - and how those relationships are affected by the decisions we make.
And while I didn't enjoy this as well as her other novels, I still liked it a great deal and highly recommend it for her fans, as well as readers of literary fiction and family dramas.Many thanks to NetGalley for my advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
And while I didn't enjoy this as well as her other novels, I still liked it a great deal and highly recommend it for her fans, as well as readers of literary fiction and family dramas.Many thanks to NetGalley for my advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.