Review: This Book Isn't Just a FIVE STAR - it's a SIX STAR!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 9, 2013
Shark Lover by Gracie Marie is one of the BEST fiction books I've read lately - and I read A LOT. As I writer I can appreciate the importance of capturing the attention of the audience through emotion or you're sunk. Gracie Marie does this expertly. I have a passion for sharks and many childhood memories of vacationing with my family and swimming in the ocean. So many similarities to this heartfelt love tale it's weird. Her character development is detailed and flowing, not forced like I read in many books. Gracie Marie has a talent in writing and it's time for the world to know this. I felt attached to the main characters Marc and Cathy immediately. They layout is perfect - switching between present and past to tell her story. Beautiful written I was actually crying when she was speaking of her father's funeral and I'm not a sappy girl - I'm a tough farm girl!There are twists and turns at every page, although I was suspecting fairly early on that somehow she was going to end up with her friend Chris in the end. But I usually am a pretty good guesser! Carly fits in nicely as the sister that helps Cathy through the tough challenges of life or rather they help each other. The connection Cathy had with her father, the hurt she faced because of him just adds power to the message here. I don't know else to say because I could literally write a book about this book - but that might get me into trouble! lol Start to finish this book is more than EXCELLENT. Read it please!