Review: A good, well-written book
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 17, 2013
When this book opened with a quote from my main man, Carl Jung, which is where the title comes from, I knew I would like this story. Add to the fact that it's set in the Philippines, and you have a book that I already had a thing for. It helps that it's well written, too. I'm not really into love stories, but the author, Fay Gullian, does something that all great authors do. She raises the stakes consistently by making the reader themselves decide if the protagonist, Leah Holden, is making the right decisions. The author doesn't judge her character, and she let's the audience judge her, which takes a startling amount of bravery. I'm not quite sure I like Leah, but that may just be me. If I were a female, I'm sure I could relate more.The book feels a bit long at times, but that's my only real complaint with it. If you liked The Notebook, which this story kind of reminded me of since the main problems are often emotional ones, then you'll probably like this.