Review: 4.5 stars, a beautiful romance and also a book about sadness.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 22, 2014
I thought this book ws one of the most genuine stories I have ever read. It touched something deep inside me to see Sheilagh's inherent sadness and dissatisfaction with herself. I was not too crazy about the philosophy talk, a little of that goes a long way in my opinion, and I always enjoy reading about people who would rather build their own philosophy for life rather than discuss somebody else's but it was ok in this book. There was a lot of introspection in this book, mostly on Sheilagh's side, but it is also true that many young people of her age are dissatisfied with themselves and lack goals, sheilagh represented this by being  self-absorbed for most of the book and never seemed to do anything for anyone else, it was just herself, all the time. The same with her brother Luke, who right now is not on my like-list at all.  The great thing about this story was the hero, Alec, he brought this story up for me, he was a bright shining star that did not seem to know how to fade, even when the worst did happen to him. I loved that this author wrote him they way she did, he was everything a man of his age should be, tolerant, sweet, willing to love, endlessly intelligent and wise and that he was hunky was the icing on the cake. Sheilagh was a very very lucky girl and i loved that she got him, 100% of him. At the end, i think that this story did take a turn for the better and for me it was about the beauty of their love story, less about the myriad issues , and l ended up loving this book. I give it 4.5stars because I can never see myself reading it again, the sad parts were too sad, but otherwise, it is a great addition to this series.