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For starters, I almost threw this book across the room on numerous occasions. The only thing that kept me from doing so was the knowledge that I was reading on my Kindle and I don’t want to break my Kindle. I was so freaking mad at this book. Ask the hubs if you don’t believe me.
Camille Hart and her husband Edward have been married for twenty years, surviving any number of ups and downs, including Camille’s bout with cancer. They’ve got the perfect relationship. I mean really, they make chick flicks out of couples like this. So when Camille finds out that her cancer has returned and she’s got virtually no chance of surviving, they’re both devastated. Edward is even more upset when Camille decides to forego treatment to preserve the quality of the time she has left with her family, meanwhile planning to find someone to replace her after she’s gone.
Does her logic make sense? No, not always. But you can easily understand where she’s coming from as she goes down this road. And Edward… Well, he’s the king of all jerky husbands at this point. Berates her for deciding not to undergo treatment, complains that she wants to replace herself in their family, and instead of trying to be positive and enjoy the time he has left with his wife, let’s just work even longer hours, and go out with other people and lie about it. Makes total sense, right??? Ugh. Men.
I was so freaking vested in Camille and the outcome of her disease and her family, so I was utterly devastated by the way this book panned out. It made me mad, and it made me want to cry. It’s a fabulous read, about a family in a situation that we all hope we never end up in, because there’s no good way to deal with it.
Camille Hart and her husband Edward have been married for twenty years, surviving any number of ups and downs, including Camille’s bout with cancer. They’ve got the perfect relationship. I mean really, they make chick flicks out of couples like this. So when Camille finds out that her cancer has returned and she’s got virtually no chance of surviving, they’re both devastated. Edward is even more upset when Camille decides to forego treatment to preserve the quality of the time she has left with her family, meanwhile planning to find someone to replace her after she’s gone.
Does her logic make sense? No, not always. But you can easily understand where she’s coming from as she goes down this road. And Edward… Well, he’s the king of all jerky husbands at this point. Berates her for deciding not to undergo treatment, complains that she wants to replace herself in their family, and instead of trying to be positive and enjoy the time he has left with his wife, let’s just work even longer hours, and go out with other people and lie about it. Makes total sense, right??? Ugh. Men.
I was so freaking vested in Camille and the outcome of her disease and her family, so I was utterly devastated by the way this book panned out. It made me mad, and it made me want to cry. It’s a fabulous read, about a family in a situation that we all hope we never end up in, because there’s no good way to deal with it.
Paranormal floats my boat in general. And unique paranormal just makes me giddy and excited. Intangible… Makes me giddy and excited. This book is a paranormal mash up that just seems perfectly… Well, normal I guess. Let me explain.
Sera and Luke are twins. Sera can heal by touch, and Luke is a Seer. Little do they know, there’s a whole lot more to their abilities than just healing and visions. And there just might be a whole world of other people with unique abilities that the twins have never dreamed of.
So we’ve got healers and seers. Add in a dash of vampires, and a few fey, and you’ve got a delightfully good page turner of a story! (Yeah, there’s a lot more going on here than I’ve let on… But I don’t want to spoil it for you!)
I enjoyed every minute of this book – it’s fun, it’s interesting, it’s got enough drama to keep me interested and more than anything, it’s different from anything I can remember off the top of my head. If you’re a fan of paranormal at all I highly suggest you give this book a shot.
Sera and Luke are twins. Sera can heal by touch, and Luke is a Seer. Little do they know, there’s a whole lot more to their abilities than just healing and visions. And there just might be a whole world of other people with unique abilities that the twins have never dreamed of.
So we’ve got healers and seers. Add in a dash of vampires, and a few fey, and you’ve got a delightfully good page turner of a story! (Yeah, there’s a lot more going on here than I’ve let on… But I don’t want to spoil it for you!)
I enjoyed every minute of this book – it’s fun, it’s interesting, it’s got enough drama to keep me interested and more than anything, it’s different from anything I can remember off the top of my head. If you’re a fan of paranormal at all I highly suggest you give this book a shot.
Barefoot Girls is one of the most unique and intriguing summer seeming books I’ve read in ages! It seems like it should be a completely light and fluffy summer read (even though the action doesn’t actually happen in the summer) but there’s a whole deeper plot to this book that just makes it fantastic.
The story is told from alternating perspectives, and alternating between the past and present, which I would think would be incredibly difficult to pull off for an author, but is done exceptionally well in this book. The character and tense shifts were timely, made sense, and were clear enough that I didn’t have to read half the chapter to figure out who I was dealing with at the time.
Hannah’s in her twenties, just published her first novel, is engaged to a great guy, and is having an identity crisis. She’s always wanted the kinds of friends that her mom had – four women who became friends as children during their summer’s on Captain’s and have continued their relationship into adulthood. But, she’s introverted and it never really happened for her. She’s always felt a wall between her and her mom, and is still waiting to learn more about her father, who died before she was born.
After her mother cuts her off emotionally because of a review of her book, she goes to Captain’s to spend some time reflecting and trying to learn more about her mother and her past, and how the Barefoot Girls came to be. But, the past may be more than she expects, and will change everything she knows about herself and her extended family.
Seriously, couldn’t put this book down, it’s fantastically well done, and has a really intriguing plot that’s deeper and more engrossing than you would expect.
The story is told from alternating perspectives, and alternating between the past and present, which I would think would be incredibly difficult to pull off for an author, but is done exceptionally well in this book. The character and tense shifts were timely, made sense, and were clear enough that I didn’t have to read half the chapter to figure out who I was dealing with at the time.
Hannah’s in her twenties, just published her first novel, is engaged to a great guy, and is having an identity crisis. She’s always wanted the kinds of friends that her mom had – four women who became friends as children during their summer’s on Captain’s and have continued their relationship into adulthood. But, she’s introverted and it never really happened for her. She’s always felt a wall between her and her mom, and is still waiting to learn more about her father, who died before she was born.
After her mother cuts her off emotionally because of a review of her book, she goes to Captain’s to spend some time reflecting and trying to learn more about her mother and her past, and how the Barefoot Girls came to be. But, the past may be more than she expects, and will change everything she knows about herself and her extended family.
Seriously, couldn’t put this book down, it’s fantastically well done, and has a really intriguing plot that’s deeper and more engrossing than you would expect.