Review: Do NOT miss reading Skipping Stones!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 27, 2013
Thanks to the girls at http://shhmomsreading.com for the opportunity to guest review for this amazing story!I love to do reviews, especially when they are for an author like J.B. McGee, she is one that I will put everything aside to read whenever a new book is released. Skipping Stones for me was a highly anticipated story, I just couldn't wait to get my hands on! I knew going into this read, that this book was going to be different, and let me say, in this story, different is amazing! Not only did Skipping Stones pull at my heart and soul, it engrossed me so fully, it was hard to concentrate on anything else until I read the words "The End". This is such a unique story, it made me remember why I love to read, it's an honest to goodness love story. A love story of family, faith, and first love. A heartwarming journey, that will have you feeling every emotion possible, you'll be reaching for a box of tissues one minute, and grinning ear to ear the next.The journey begins as 15 year old Alex Hart is planning on spending the summer with her Memaw and Papa, while her parents are traveling. When tragedy strikes, her whole life changes in an instant. Alex's only escape from the sadness that engulfs her every breath, is down at the creek. It's her comfort place, the one place on earth where she can be alone and think, it's her solace.The creek is also where she meets 17 year old Drew Foster, who recently moved to Graniteville, South Carolina not far from her Memaw and Papa's. Alex is immediately drawn to him, even with all the pain she is dealing with in her life, she can't help but get butterflies when they first meet at the creek. He tries to take her pain away by teaching her how to skip stones, something that always helps him when he can't talk to other people about his own problems. Little does Alex realize just how big of an impact Drew will have throughout her life, and how even though there is so much wrong in her life, there are still people that will be there for her, comfort and help her through her grief. Alex's journey through life will not always be easy, and it will be filled with roadblocks along the way, but in the end, it will fill your heart with love and hope!I have to say Skipping Stones for me was such an excellent read. The characters are so well developed, I felt like I was a part of this story! Even though it wasn't a sex driven book, it was raw and emotional, full of twists and surprises that kept me turning pages. This is one of those books that is not to be missed, it's so beautiful and unique, that is hard to tell the reader about it in a review, without giving away too much of the story. Simply put, I adored this book! Skipping Stones is a stand alone book, and you will love the amazing Epilogue that follows the final chapter, it's a wonderful HEA. I highly recommend that every reader find out for themselves if Alex will ever learn how to skip stones! Truly a 5 Star gorgeous book!! Thanks to Shh...Mom's Reading for the opportunity to guest review this wonderful story!Favorite Quotes:"You make me forget. I want to forget. I want to be lost with you. Please take me to another place, a happy place.""I know you probably feel like there's no color left in this world. Like there's no light, instead all darkness. But there's sunshine. there are colorful flowers all around us.""Our tears are the rain, our cries are the thunder, and the lightening is the sword stabbing us right where it hurt the most, setting us on fire. Nothing good comes from lightening other than the magical faade of it. It's intriguing. It draws us in like a magnet. It excites us, yet scares us. It's dangerous, yet entertaining. It's all the things he was for me."