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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
This is a book with an ensemble cast, told from different points of view. My favorite kind of book. We have a city girl who has moved to the suburbs and is having pregnancy problems, a stuck-up homemaker who has a bigger heart than she wants anyone to see, and a 14(?) year-old genius, who was packed up and moved to this town with his mother, and she won't give him a reason why. A fairly light read, minus a very sick best friend. It did bring back some memories I would have rather left in the back of my brain, but hey, good books will do that, right?
I enjoyed this book. Cornelia moves to the suburbs from the city with her husband. She does not exactly fit in. They are trying to hae a baby. She makes friends with a waitress who moved across country so her brilliant son could go to a good school. But she has a hidden agenda. The neighbor, Piper, is taking care of her best friend who is dying of cancer. She does not like Cornelia originally but as time goes on and Piper is trying to deal with Elizabeth's dying and death, Cornelia is there for her unlike her other 'friends. It is a good story of how they all fit together.
A project read - took me a while to read this book. It was well written and the characters were interesting, but the pieces were so loosely connected. I kept reading, however, and the threads began to knit together into a beautiful story with strong, fierce people. Took me by surprise and that was nice.
This continues Cornelia's story. I didn't think I'd be surprised by anything, but I was. I prefer when she writes in first-person as Cornelia rather than in other character voices, but it was still a good story with interesting character development (as in the characters are interesting). Cornelia's voice reminds me of how one of my favorite author friends talks in person, so it gets points just for making me remember her.
I enjoyed this book. Though some of the characters seemed like exaggerations or caricatures of themselves, there was still something real about them, a part of them that was relatable. I liked that everyone (well, almost everyone) was flawed in one way or another. I appreciated the different parenting styles of the characters and how those styles all seemed to work in their own ways. There were some interesting commentaries on the pros and cons of suburban life, and how people can choose to be competitive or cooperative. I thought it was a really good book.
Cornelia and Teo are moving into their first home in the suburbs. Being city-dwellers prior to this, they are and they aren't ready for all the suburbs have to offer. They are ready for big houses on quiet streets with lots of trees. They aren't ready for nosey neighbors, lawn wars, and the sorority squad housewives at the dinner parties. As Cornelia makes her way through her new life, she tries to make friends, and she questions her decision to leave the city.
As the book progresses a cast of characters is introduced: Piper, the judgemental, perfectionist mom; Lake, a new neighbor who shares a love of old movies as Cornelia does; and Lake's son, Dev, a brilliant teenager searching for answers. These women are tied together in ways they would've never imagined - love, loss, betrayal.
This book was good, but almost too 'chick-lit' for me. Belong To Me was a good continuation of the story that began in Love Walked In. It was a great easy, summer read and one that would've been perfect for the beach. I wasn't amazed by it, but those who love these types of books, probably would be.
As the book progresses a cast of characters is introduced: Piper, the judgemental, perfectionist mom; Lake, a new neighbor who shares a love of old movies as Cornelia does; and Lake's son, Dev, a brilliant teenager searching for answers. These women are tied together in ways they would've never imagined - love, loss, betrayal.
This book was good, but almost too 'chick-lit' for me. Belong To Me was a good continuation of the story that began in Love Walked In. It was a great easy, summer read and one that would've been perfect for the beach. I wasn't amazed by it, but those who love these types of books, probably would be.
Slow to start, the story tightened up about halfway through. As usual, de los Santos's characters are addictive. I find myself wishing I could know them and love them in my real life.