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A review by surrahsee
Somewhere Out There by Amy Hatvany
4.0
I'm not 100% sure how I feel about this book. The only character I really connected with was Natalie, because she tried to be rational and objective throughout the book. That's generally how i try to approach situations, so she really stuck with me.
The emotion in this book was palpable. My heart broke for Brooke and Natalie when Jennifer rejected them, and when Natalie found out she's had a sister her whole life, and Brooke's fear about having a baby. I felt that the Natalie and Brooke were both really well developed characters jay grew and changed throughout the book. I'm glad that they were close and were able to start healing their emotional wounds through each other. There really is nothing like having a sister and I feel like the author captured that emotion and closeness.
Jennifer was frustrating in the end. For how "strong" she was described as, she really didn't act it. She does owe her daughters an explanation, especially when she can visually see how hurt and broken Brooke is, and it turned into the Jennifer show. In the end, she was selfish. I cant say how I would react in this situation, which is maybe why I can't connect with her, but for someone who claims she loved her daughters all along and they "have the biggest part of her heart," she sure doesn't act like it. She says she doesn't want to interrupt their lives, but really, she doesn't want them interrupting hers. And again, I can only imagine the guilt she felt giving up her daughters, but when presented with the opportunity to alleviate some of that guilt by reconnecting with them, she pushes them away. Maybe Evan should have done her a favor and told her what a terrible person she was instead of condoning her behavior. And that's how I really feel.
Also, why does this book end with Jennifer? Was this about her all along, or about the girls? I felt like Brooke and Natalie's story was more compelling than Jennifer's. Maybe because they chose to have a relationship and it was uplifting to see them grow and get to know each other.
Overall, this was a great, emotionally compelling, well written novel and I definitely recommend it.
The emotion in this book was palpable. My heart broke for Brooke and Natalie when Jennifer rejected them, and when Natalie found out she's had a sister her whole life, and Brooke's fear about having a baby. I felt that the Natalie and Brooke were both really well developed characters jay grew and changed throughout the book. I'm glad that they were close and were able to start healing their emotional wounds through each other. There really is nothing like having a sister and I feel like the author captured that emotion and closeness.
Jennifer was frustrating in the end. For how "strong" she was described as, she really didn't act it. She does owe her daughters an explanation, especially when she can visually see how hurt and broken Brooke is, and it turned into the Jennifer show. In the end, she was selfish. I cant say how I would react in this situation, which is maybe why I can't connect with her, but for someone who claims she loved her daughters all along and they "have the biggest part of her heart," she sure doesn't act like it. She says she doesn't want to interrupt their lives, but really, she doesn't want them interrupting hers. And again, I can only imagine the guilt she felt giving up her daughters, but when presented with the opportunity to alleviate some of that guilt by reconnecting with them, she pushes them away. Maybe Evan should have done her a favor and told her what a terrible person she was instead of condoning her behavior. And that's how I really feel.
Also, why does this book end with Jennifer? Was this about her all along, or about the girls? I felt like Brooke and Natalie's story was more compelling than Jennifer's. Maybe because they chose to have a relationship and it was uplifting to see them grow and get to know each other.
Overall, this was a great, emotionally compelling, well written novel and I definitely recommend it.