Review: Another winning moment for Sadie Grubor
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 3, 2013
Let me count the ways in which I love Sadie Grubor.One, the characters she develops are so well rounded and realistic. She doesn't write stories with just the main characters, she writes stories where every character could be the main character. The circle of friends, the bonds they hold, add a great quality to every story, and are a huge part of main character's lives. They add to each of the main characters, allowing the reader to understand their personalities better while revealing more about the characters than they can reveal through dialogue. They add humor, tenacity, realism and a warm fuzzy feeling in which people can relate a little easier to the story.Two, while the plot lines to the stories may not be 100% original, she makes them original through her story telling abilities. I can guarantee that while you may have read a story where a woman gets propositioned for marriage due to some personal reason, or where childhood acquaintances find true love, you have never read a story like Sadie's.Three, she mixes great doses of romance, angst, comedy and conflict perfectly. Giving the reader just what they need to feel fulfilled with the story they have read; falling in love with the characters, hating their actions, finding jealousy in their passion. Creating a world in which you can escape to while also finding solace in, a world you can relate to and realize that everything will be as it should in the end.All Grown Up is a tale of heartache, love, friendship, finding yourself, and admitting when you are wrong. The story starts off when Chloe and her best friend, Mina, are young, being introduced when the Mackey's move in next door. You get a good dose of teenage years all the way into adulthood. Leo is Mina's older brother, her older college attending brother. ;) While Leo and Chloe fight against their true feelings, you see the characters grow, blossom into adulthood. Blossom into the real world where real world decisions must be made. No one is perfect and I know there are thousands of people who can relate to this tale.With laugh out loud moments, moments of heartbreak, anger and teenage man slamming, this book will have you hooked from the beginning and rooting for a relationship that never had a chance to bloom.