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I don’t know what compelled me to continue to read this book page after page! I would not pick this book for myself normally but started reading it because it was our book club pick this month. Once I started it, I had difficulties putting it down!
There are two reasons why I didn’t give a 5 star rating…. 1. I didn’t like how the ending was done. In one sentence in one very small last paragraph the story went from present to future. And then it was done. I flipped the page and there was no more. I wanted more!
And 2. There was times starting about a third of the way through the story that I started skipping a few or more paragraphs. I felt that there were too many details of the same thing happening multiple times so I skipped looking for what happened next.
I definitely am going to look for another book by this author.
There are two reasons why I didn’t give a 5 star rating…. 1. I didn’t like how the ending was done. In one sentence in one very small last paragraph the story went from present to future. And then it was done. I flipped the page and there was no more. I wanted more!
And 2. There was times starting about a third of the way through the story that I started skipping a few or more paragraphs. I felt that there were too many details of the same thing happening multiple times so I skipped looking for what happened next.
I definitely am going to look for another book by this author.
This was a good short story to listen to while doing other tasks. It was easy to listen to with only a few characters to keep track off. There wasn’t much happening in the story but there was a good message to be learned. Very topical for this time.
I was disappointed by the ending though. I was waiting for something more at the end, some big surprise or finish, maybe an explanation as to what had happened to the main character. Unfortunately I wasn’t given this and the story came to a finish... this is why I rated it 3 stars.
I was disappointed by the ending though. I was waiting for something more at the end, some big surprise or finish, maybe an explanation as to what had happened to the main character. Unfortunately I wasn’t given this and the story came to a finish... this is why I rated it 3 stars.
This was not what I expected. Why is it even called Seaside Library? The library was by no means any main part of the story. It had nothing to do with the story.
How frequently do we need to be reminded of the bad decisions the three characters made as teenagers? I found myself jumping over portions of chapters to not have to read repeated details or to read how the now adults were still acting like teenagers. There was no plot twist for me. I figured out the “bad guy” was that person almost right away.
Unfortunately I did not like the relationship between Cam and Ariana. It was eye-rolling at times. I liked Ivy but was disappointed in her decisions and grew to dislike her as well. And how convenient that a guy just walks into the library at the right time. Eye-rolling again and hard to believe.
I did finish the book but only to confirm that I was right about “who dun it”.
How frequently do we need to be reminded of the bad decisions the three characters made as teenagers? I found myself jumping over portions of chapters to not have to read repeated details or to read how the now adults were still acting like teenagers. There was no plot twist for me. I figured out the “bad guy” was that person almost right away.
Unfortunately I did not like the relationship between Cam and Ariana. It was eye-rolling at times. I liked Ivy but was disappointed in her decisions and grew to dislike her as well. And how convenient that a guy just walks into the library at the right time. Eye-rolling again and hard to believe.
I did finish the book but only to confirm that I was right about “who dun it”.
