Review: a lovely, evocative, visual story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 20, 2013
Cathy’s 5 Star ThoughtsREVIEWED FOR ROUND TABLE BOOK REVIEWSSet Me Free by Jennifer Collins is a lovely, evocative, visual story. It unfolds slowly as we get to know the characters. And, there are a lot of characters. Each one is uniquely described and playing an important role in the story. Remove one character and the story would not tell itself. It would lose the sense of community and fit that is an integral part of the beauty of the telling.Emily, the talented, witty, easy-going painterCharlotte, the uptight, world traveller, caretaker and connectorCraig, the insightful developer, crafty yet moral businessman still living in his father’s shadowBen, the savvy player and barista extraordinaireGeoff, the selfish oaf, lawyer and husbandAnd that is not even all of them…The story is also filled with gorgeous descriptions of place. Ms. Collins definitely has a knack for seeing the beauty in ordinary places. The descriptions are so vivid that when I finished, I felt I had taken a holiday to Australia to stay with a friend and become a part of the community during my stay.I highly recommend Set Me Free for the real story, real characters and lovely place it creates.