Review: Best Read In A Long Time
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 21, 2012
I found this book through a link on a friend's Facebook update, took a chance, and was so glad I did. Mary Kate and Smoothie are extremely likeable, well-written characters, and the depiction of Mary Kate's life with Richard is so nicely done I wanted to stab him in the head. Though initially skeptical, I loved the way the author tells Mary Kate's and Smoothie's stories through their sharing them with each other on their impromptu road trip. I loved the spontaneous nature of their journey, the places they end up, the discoveries they make about themselves and each other, and the changes they make on their way to whole new lives. I can't tell you how much I liked these two people! Mary Kate has been so beaten down for so long, but she finds it hasn't killed her spirit after all, as she opens up to Smoothie and begins to trust in his friendship (which took a lot of courage on her part). Wouldn't it be great if people could always start a relationship with such absolute honesty and lack of artifice? I highly recommend Anywhere But Here, and I'm sure I'll be reading everything else I can find by Jenny Gardiner.