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emotional
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
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
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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
Love Kristin Hannah! I grabbed this off the library shelf thinking it was a holiday book. Nope. But that's okay. I had no idea it was written in 1996.
Madelaine is a cardiologist and mom to a rebellious teen, Lina. The two of them struggle through life with the help of Madelaines life long friend, Francis. As a priest, he struggles with his faith and love for Madelaine and Lina. Angel DeMarco is a Hollywood bad boy, Francis' little brother and Madelaines first love. When a sudden accident brings their lives all together, things get messy and healing begins.
Madelaine is a cardiologist and mom to a rebellious teen, Lina. The two of them struggle through life with the help of Madelaines life long friend, Francis. As a priest, he struggles with his faith and love for Madelaine and Lina. Angel DeMarco is a Hollywood bad boy, Francis' little brother and Madelaines first love. When a sudden accident brings their lives all together, things get messy and healing begins.
hopeful
fast-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
This book was exactly what I needed to read. Little did I know when I started it that I would devour it in under 24 hours, and at times my face would be damp from tears that unwittingly fell onto the screen of my ebook.
By page 20 I knew what was going to happen, but the foreshadowing didn’t lessen the impact of what came next. The characters were so rich that I felt genuine warmth for them all and loved their character development. The one upset for me, and it’s very minor, is that I didn’t really like the character as Angel but I suspect we weren’t meant to – it was all about the extreme of emotions in the female characters and the different forms of love that exist in the world. It warmed my heart, warmed my soul.
Every Hannah book that I have read has turned out to be a delight. She’s rapidly becoming one of my ‘go to’ authors right up there with Picoult and Chamberlain. For much the same reason I guess, but yes, highly recommended. If you’re stuck in a reading hole, read one of these books. It will put you back on your road to recovery!
By page 20 I knew what was going to happen, but the foreshadowing didn’t lessen the impact of what came next. The characters were so rich that I felt genuine warmth for them all and loved their character development. The one upset for me, and it’s very minor, is that I didn’t really like the character as Angel but I suspect we weren’t meant to – it was all about the extreme of emotions in the female characters and the different forms of love that exist in the world. It warmed my heart, warmed my soul.
Every Hannah book that I have read has turned out to be a delight. She’s rapidly becoming one of my ‘go to’ authors right up there with Picoult and Chamberlain. For much the same reason I guess, but yes, highly recommended. If you’re stuck in a reading hole, read one of these books. It will put you back on your road to recovery!
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It was an easy read but didn’t leave any major impression on me.
2 stars
Hannah really knows how to make horrible teenage daughters that I despise with a passion!
Hannah really knows how to make horrible teenage daughters that I despise with a passion!

Rediscovering my enjoyment of Kristen Hannah ❤️ Great read from page 1 to the epilogue.