Guess Again by Charlie Donlea
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This was my first Charlie Donlea. I randomly picked it from the library and it has made me fall down a rabbit hole of reading all of the Donela novels!
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3.5 stars/ I read this because I didn’t want to watch the TV show without having read it. It was fun. A bit convoluted but still fun.
I love Kim Hopper’s novels. This was a 3.5 star for me throughout because I found myself distracted more often than usual but as always by the end of her story I was in love with her characters and only wanted the best of them. I can’t wait to read more of her.
This novel gets five stars from me because I am still thinking about it and in many ways it was unlike most novels I’ve read. The prose in this novel is outstanding. It’s vivid and visual and sensory. And there’s a feeling of longing, loneliness, beauty and foreboding throughout the whole novel. You almost don’t want to succumb to the hope and beauty that comes with the young relationship because the foreboding is so strong and there’s an inevitable question of what happens when Valerie’s vacation is over. The writing is masterful. The characters are richly drawn and most definitely I would love to live in Tofino. In fact, I spent a long time down in a rabbit hole after this novel looking at photos of Tofino. with gratitude to netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
For reasons I can’t explain this book took me forever to read. Maybe it’s because I could tell where it was going and it was tender and sad and I felt like I didn’t want to sit with that. Either way, it took me a long time to get through but it was gentle, tender, quiet, and also a sweet story about aging and companionship and loneliness. It was beautifully written and will stay with me for a long time. with gratitude to netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
I thought the content of this book was fascinating. It covered so many different and “new to me” areas. Deaf culture and the experiences the author had with being partially deaf. Overlaying that with poetry and music and British vs American Sign Language and then adding in the intersectionality of being Jamaican made for a full and layered story. What I found harder was adjusting to the flow and rhythm of the story. It felt like there wasn’t a clear narrative arc and I didn’t stay connected to the story as I moved from section to section which made it harder for me to stay engaged. with gratitude to netgalley and Random House | Hogarth for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
I’m a big fan of Eddie Flynn and really have enjoyed all of the Cavanagh novels. This was no exception. In fact, I enjoyed how short and to the point it was while still leaving you at the edge of your seat. If you’re a fan of the Flynn stories the way I am, you will enjoy this one. Don’t miss the author’s note at the end! with gratitude to netgalley and Simon & Schuster Audio for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
can’t remember it at all. but enjoyed it at the time.
Loved every single minute of this one. absolutely wonderful.
fun, fast, twisty. good for summer.
3.5 stars interesting but a little over the top 🙂
Loved this one. I love family stories, especially about sisters. |
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