Recommend Me is a weekly event hosted by the savvilicious Kate at The Neverending Shelf-- in which participants will pick one of their all time favorite reads to share. This could be a book that your read yesterday or years ago.Post your review, thoughts links...what have you..... .
This Week I Recommend
April and Oliver by Tess Callahan
Best friends since childhood, the sexual tension between April and Oliver has always been palpable. Years after being completely inseparable, they become strangers, but the wildly different paths of their lives cross once again with the sudden death of April's brother. Oliver, the responsible, newly engaged law student finds himself drawn more than ever to the reckless, mystifying April - and cracks begin to appear in his carefully constructed life. Even as Oliver attempts to "save" his childhood friend from her grief, her menacing boyfriend and herself, it soon becomes apparent that Oliver has some secrets of his own--secrets he hasn't shared with anyone, even his fiancé. But April knows, and her reappearance in his life derails him. Is it really April's life that is unraveling, or is it his own? The answer awaits at the end of a downward spiral...towards salvation. (Shelfari)
Thoughts/Mini Review
The cover of this novel drew me in at first, It looks peaceful right...? Peaceful is not a word I would use to describe Callahan’s debut novel. Sad and compelling are words I would use- I enjoyed reading this, April and Oliver's journey is a sensitive and emotional account of two people in love at the wrong time with all the odds stacked against them. This is for sure not a love story of happy butterflies and twirling on the hilltop. The relationship although laced with tension, makes for a great story that will frustrate you to the point of "just be together already" moments and also may give you a creepy feeling seeing how April and Oliver were raised as family. It’s sure to engage, tick you off and may even bring a tear to your eye with its bitter- sweetness.................Read my full Review here!
I really want to read this one. I LOVE the sound of it. And the cover is even more gorgeous in real life. It's kind of sparkly.
ReplyDeleteOooo I want to be in this cover right now instead of being at work :)
ReplyDeleteThe cover is indeed very nice, and it looks peaceful. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great recommendation.
What a beautiful blog you have! Im going to have a much bigger look on here tomorrow at your reviews but the actual look of it is soooo pretty
ReplyDeleteAwesome review! I went back and read your original review as well. This sounds like the kind of book that is right up my alley. Thanks for the rec! :)
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ReplyDeleteThank you for feeding my addiction. I promptly read the review of this book, went to Amazon.com and read the first few pages. Went to the author's page and read an excerpt... Had to buy the book!
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