Review: A literary delight
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 9, 2014
There are some stories which simply take me away and I can't stop reading. I began Take Me Home early this week and devoured it in one sitting. The novel is THAT good. Brimming with emotion, characters a reader can call 'friends,' mysticism, a story with twists and unexpected turns, Take Me Home was a literary delight.Told from the perspectives of twenty-somethings Inary, her close friend/love interest Alex, and her older brother Logan, these three distinct voices kept my eyes riveted to the page. Ultimately, I adored Inary. She could be silly, but when she was narrating I felt the most, especially when she was dealing with her family. Her younger sister Emily has a heart condition and the close knit family of three siblings only have themselves since they lost both parents when they were younger. Inary left her hometown of Glen Avich in the Scottish Highlands to live and work in London. She rooms with her best friend, Lesley, and is an editor at a publishing house. Still reeling from the sudden break-up with an ex-fiance, Inary has vowed to protect her heart. Sometimes what we think we need is not always what we really need or want. Our red haired lass learns this important lesson.Love, loss, acceptance, closure, helping others, Take Me Home touches upon these universal truths and themes while strumming the heartstrings of readers. This reader cried in certain spots, laughed in others, while thoroughly being totally engaged in this charming novel. This is my first Daniela Sacerdoti book and I am a huge admirer. The author's lush descriptions of the Scottish landscape and streets of London had me wishing I could jump into the TARDIS and travel to these places to experience them for myself. I can smell the loch, taste the scones, and feel the chill of a cemetery from the vivid settings. As for the emotions--what can I say to express the range of feelings I endured while reading? The scenes with family, from the trio of siblings to extended family, all had their moments. Inary also had her two friends as family and I enjoyed their scenes. Inary grabbed my heart and shared it with Emily and Logan while Alex also took a piece.Sometimes we run for the right reasons (at the time), but the heart lets us know when it's time to return home. For Inary, that time may have brought heartbreak and along with loss, she discovered her true self, embraced her gift of Sight, and allowed her heart to heal and love again. Take Me Home still resonates with me days after completing it. That is the power of wonderful writing.