Review: An amazing end to an astounding story!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 20, 2013
Whoa. What a ride!And… I’m a touch despondent that this Trip is over. Though that’s the thing with books, isn’t it? You get to missing a set of characters, and you can start the saga all over again with the flip of a page. Delight in the characters not knowing what’s coming next (even though you do) and pick up the subtle hints of their future that your favorite clever author has hidden like trinkets on a Christmas tree. I’ve read the first two over and over, and each time is as fresh and charming as the first. And I fall in love with Trip just a little bit more.I don’t like synopsis-style reviews, and won’t write one here, although hey, it IS the third and final book in a trilogy, so expect that there’re some happy people at the end (and no, that’s no spoiler). I wouldn’t want to diminish your enchantment.Tina Torrest’s wordsmithing is nothing short of astonishing. All told, the three Remember When books use up a little less than a quarter-million words (sounds daunting to read, but trust me, it’s not. The hours fly by). Ordinary, everyday words arranged in such a way that a whole new world, and entirely new people, are created with such reality and emotion that it’s like a meeting with an old friend. Or reliving a memory. You will become Layla, the descriptions and imagery are so vivid and that spot-on perfect. Which, of course, means that you will love Trip just as much as she does. As much as we all do.Farewell, my two favorite old friends. Until I need to visit and reminisce and tug you down off the bookshelf again. And Remember When I fell in love for the very first time, all over again.