Review: Letters to Nowhere
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 13, 2013
ARC provided by author for an honest review. Many thanks to Julie for this chance to read her book. :)What I liked about this book:1. The letters2. Jordan3. Coach Bentley - how he was with Karen4. Karen seemed to have a great group of friends5. Karen and Jordan's relationship6. There's a little twist...or more like a couple of secrets that come out.7. The scene when Jordan and Karen were sick.Karen is a 17-year-old gymnast who just had her world rocked hard in the worst way. She is now an orphan and trying to hold herself together. She doesn't want to leave her life of the gym and her teammates behind. Her coach offer's her a solution of living with him and his teenage son, Jordan. So, her grandma, Coach and the lawyers work something out.Jordan is also 17 years of age. He too has been through a tragedy, so he can relate to Karen. He has a wild streak in his system and doesn't get along well with his father. He has a BFF by the name of Tony, who I really liked. (Tony plays a role in some things Karen needs help with later in the book.)Karen and Jordan form a bond pretty quick and he tries to "save" her in hopes that she can "save" him too. He does the best he can to help Karen in and out of the gym as she tries to cope with the reality that has become her life, the discovery of puberty and boys.I really liked the story plot of this book as it was definitely different from a lot of books I've been reading lately. I thought that Coach Bentley was good with Karen, and took good care of her. I liked how Jordan and Karen worked their boundaries with each other in and out of the home/gym as she lived with him and his father. I think Jordan was pretty good with her too. You could tell her cared for her a lot and that turned to something deeper later on. I also felt like the girls in the gym tried to be a good support system for Karen as best they could considering their ages and life experiences.Even though I liked this book, I felt at times it was a bit slow for me. I also felt like Jordan and Karen's relationship progressed a bit weird for me. Maybe it was due to what felt like time gaps? Also with her so busy in the gym, and he was in boarding school, they didn't have a ton of time to always be together. The ending worked out nicely, yet I felt like there should have been an epilogue unless the author has plans for a follow-up book? For me I felt like I needed more closure for Jordan and Karen's relationship and future. So I definitely could have used an epilogue.