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bibliophile80's review against another edition
3.0
Not what I think of as a typical Jodi Picoult book. No twist at the end, but I could certainly relate to the main character's feelings of being overwhelmed as a mother and never feeling as if I would figure it out.
colleencarolevans37's review against another edition
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Slow storyline - boring in the middle
eggjen's review against another edition
5.0
This book was an incredible experience - Picoult is such a gifted writer, I couldn't help but be in awe of her and loved the intricacies of this story - each piece woven into the next. Brilliant.
midwifereading's review against another edition
1.0
Yet another I couldn't even finish. Unbelievable, melodramatic characters. It feels like a soap opera.
protoman21's review against another edition
3.0
I never really connected with this book or the characters like I have with other books by Picoult. She has a way of unearthing feelings and situations that challenge the way you think about things, but in this case I'm not sure it was anything I had any interest in digging up. Paige is damaged and we do get insight into how being abandoned by your mother can affect you the rest of your life, but her journey comes across as selfish much of the time and that keeps her from being a sympathetic character. You may understand her reasons for doing something, but it doesn't make you like her or care about what happens to her. Nicholas isn't without his own flaws. He is arrogant and self serving and never very appealing. Together you feel like they almost deserve each other, but you also see that they need to fix themselves before they can work as a couple. Maybe that is the point, but if so it sure is a painful journey getting there.
kellie_reads_and_journals's review against another edition
3.0
It was alright. Seeing as how this is Jodi’s second book she’s ever written, it was hard to get through and to me seemed awkward. She’s definitely grown as an author the more she’s written