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A review by ckausch
Fall for Anything by Courtney Summers
5.0
I loved Courtney Summers previous books. A lot. Like, was really emotionally moved to pieces by both. So I was excited to read Fall For Anything, her new release. While I was a little less wrapped up in the story, it did not disappoint...
...Courtney Summers is really talented at depicting pain and loss. Each of the main characters in her three novels face a loss of varying types and degrees, and each book is so completely honest. My heart ached for Eddie and her mom. I could imagine how broken her mom would feel after losing her husband to suicide... Yet it made me angry that her mom left Eddie alone, as if she discounted Eddie’s loss of her father.
The way Eddie was drawn to Culler was understandable, especially with Milo refusing to talk about the events of the suicide...Culler’s desire to talk about her father is a bandage for Milo’s silence. Yet, I never felt like I could fully trust Culler, which made me feel a little removed from Eddie and her pain. This is what made me feel a little less wrapped up in the story and characters than I felt previously with Summers’ books. It is possible that this was Summers’ intention, or just my take on the character....
Full review available at http://dogearedandwellread.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/fall-for-anything-by-courtney-summers/
...Courtney Summers is really talented at depicting pain and loss. Each of the main characters in her three novels face a loss of varying types and degrees, and each book is so completely honest. My heart ached for Eddie and her mom. I could imagine how broken her mom would feel after losing her husband to suicide... Yet it made me angry that her mom left Eddie alone, as if she discounted Eddie’s loss of her father.
The way Eddie was drawn to Culler was understandable, especially with Milo refusing to talk about the events of the suicide...Culler’s desire to talk about her father is a bandage for Milo’s silence. Yet, I never felt like I could fully trust Culler, which made me feel a little removed from Eddie and her pain. This is what made me feel a little less wrapped up in the story and characters than I felt previously with Summers’ books. It is possible that this was Summers’ intention, or just my take on the character....
Full review available at http://dogearedandwellread.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/fall-for-anything-by-courtney-summers/