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Summary: A Sweet Ride
Review: This is a short novel but packs a big story. It is the story of the Ivy women who are each blessed or cursed with a gift of knowing. One can see death coming, the other reads the sky and daughter Liddy knows who people will marry just by looking at their hands. But this is really the story of Liddy's twin Tessa who thinks she sees the future in glass. This is a quick ride thru the summer of the twin's 18th year. It is fast paced and you are along for the ride to the very end. Even tho the future has been forseen doesn't mean that it is fact. Sit down, relax with this book and you won't be able to put it down till the end.
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Summary: I Wasn't Disappointed
Review: This is not the sort of novel I usually read, but I bought it because Malachy McCourt recommended it, and I wasn't disappointed. It is, indeed, a beautifully written, sweet, sad coming-of-age story, with a lot of local color. Thank you, Malachy, for recommending this delightful tale.
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Summary: Nice story, quick read
Review: This is the first book I have read by Hinton. While I don't consider it a keeper - in fact most likely I shall give it away - it was a nice, quick read. Great for the summertime/beach type story.The setting is North Carolina and the generational story is the kind that I like. I do believe it bogs down a little and I was able to tell where it was going before it ended. Otherwise I would have added the fifth star. Hinton writes in a style that I enjoy. Though the voices of each character seemed realistic, I felt she did use some sterotypical descriptions/actions. I would read more of her books in the future.
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Summary: Nice story, quick read
Review: This is the first book I have read by Hinton. While I don't consider it a keeper - in fact most likely I shall give it away - it was a nice, quick read. Great for the summertime/beach type story. The setting is North Carolina and the generational story is the kind that I like. I do believe it bogs down a little and I was able to tell where it was going before it ended. Otherwise I would have added the fifth star. Hinton writes in a style that I enjoy. Though the voices of each character seemed realistic, I felt she did use some sterotypical descriptions/actions. I would read more of her books in the future.
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