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This book left me unsatisfied; I thought more than once to stop reading it, (I read a book in between) and when I finished it, I was unfulfilled with the story. From the beginning I was awkward with the “we” as narrator, it felt distant, disconcerting; then the first part it was some kind of slow, the description of the different characters and their personalities was good but, in the background there was always the feeling of something very bad is going to happen and it cannot be stopped that make the reading not enjoyable. The second and third part were faster paced but the sensation of been a witness of a bad train wreck was intensified, so strong that I finished the last pages in hurry just to see what was going to happen. And I didn’t like how it ended, I am not going to write more because I would have to write and spoil the story. A final note in another review I read the author spent a little too much time in describing Brad fantasies and instead of writing...

A book published in 2002 How do you survive after a crash, can life go on after you lost your love ones?   I think this book is mainly a story of resilience: Edward lost his family in a plane crash and he is the sole survivor of it. The book follows Edward in his “new” life; it is a sweet story; I think the author did a very good job in portraying Edward struggles and how the people close to him will help him in finding a way to move on. If you loved this book I think you will love Only Child by Rhiannon Navin. Goodreads: Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano

A book set in the decade I was born This is the second novel from Elin Hilderbrand and as the other one (The Perfect Couple) I was not captivated by it. I decided to read this book because it was one the 2019 Goodreads historical fiction nominees and I wanted to give a second try to this author, but I think I will stop. The story is very thin, the characters are quite stereotypical; the only character I liked and I think it was well develop is Jessie, the youngest sister of the Foley-Levin family. I read in one of the reviews on Goodreads that the author addressed many important issues but then they weren’t really explored or developed and I must agree with this opinion, may it would have been better to leave something out but to go deeper in just a few of them . I read this book for my 2020 Book challenge and I thought this novel could fit in the “book set in the decade you were born” category but I was not really impressed on the description of the sixties. Hopefully ...

A troubled family goes on vacation in a small Greek island. Nice story; I ended up loving all the characters with their quirks are so human and loveable! It was a quick read and I am looking for the next story from Grant Ginder. Goodreads: Honestly, We Meant Well by Grant Ginder