The story you'll love
587168
This is amazing!  It completed their story. Enjoyed every minute. If you like Nicolas Sparks writing then you'll love this one
3204384
Have you ever read a book and liked the characters so much that you wished they truly existed? Not just because the guy was HAWT, or that you wanted a fantasy but, because the characters are just that awesome? This is exactly how I felt about Jamie and Katy. There was just something about these two that connected with me. The first half had a great "getting to know you" phase. The butterflies, awkward moments and flirting all felt so REAL. There's such a unique quality to their relationship. They didn't always react or say what I'd expected but, it always felt genuine. And though I liked the first half, I loved the second. That's where the heart and depth of the story came in. The poem, the nightly messages, the persistence....all golden. The story really started to come together in the second half and if I didn't already love Katy and Jamie, I truly FELL by the end.

Nowhere but Here is utterly delightful. It's charming, sweet and a complete treat to read. No outrageous drama or crazy action, just a good story about love of all kinds. This was a perfect story to unwind and relax with. Easy to read, leaving you with a glowing book high when your done.

"It isn't possible to love and part. You will wish that it was. You can transmute love, ignore it, muddle it, but you can never pull it out of you. I know by experience that the poets are right: love is eternal."
2261343
First off, if you're browsing these reviews trying to decide whether or not to buy this book, I have two words for you....BUY IT.  You won't be sorry.  What's satisfying about this story is how it absorbs the reader into its world and engages the heart and the mind. You find yourself caring for the characters and turning pages to see what happens next. The illustrations by Alain Pilon are very unique and appropriate. Most impressive though is the writing. David Henry Sterry reveals true craft and style in the way he weaves this tale. He explores complicated situations using 100 words,  where most authors would need 1000 words to evoke the same thoughts and feelings. Very Cool. As some other reviewers have said, it is a short read. But the impressions left by this book linger long after the last page has been turned.
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This is a great adventure story in the line of the best magical and delightful tales (The Phantom Tollbooth, the Lemony Snicket stories, etc.). Kids would love it, but it's one of those stories that reveals more with time...the story will grow with re-reading!

Especial loves:

*tips'o'the hat to mythmakers like Tolkein, Lewis Carroll, Jonathan Swift, G.K. Chesterton, and more.

* I love an adventure story (a pretty simple and clear storyline: hero goes on a quest, at bottom line) that is not simplisticly told. The story is delightful in its telling as well as for it's own merits.

*vocabulary! I don't teach anymore, but as a teacher I would have loved the prospect of vocabulary lists from the story: *meddlesome* *haberdasher* and *pandemonium*. Wordplay is also rampant with "the Just Deserts" and other literary hijinks.

*Characters that are both familiar to fiction in this genre and unique to this story. The characters feel true to the world in which they are set.

*Narration. It isn't fashionable to like narration, but as with Kate DiCamillo's 'A Tale of Despereaux', here it works admirably and the Narrator adds a sense of fun and harks to the adventure-legend sensibility.

*Illustrations. The author was able to illustrate the small chapter heading sketches, and I love the slight illumination this gives to the tale.
4860335
One of the most engaging and captivating stories you'll ever show your friends and family of any age, old or young.  A true masterpiece.
4180164
I have read several of Ms. Long's historicals, and was excited to see how she handled a contemporary. In a word, beautifully. It's a well-written story that grabs you from the first page and pulls you along, not that you're complaining. The characters are interesting without being unbelievable, and the story is just right, a fresh take on the down-and-out hero and the resilient heroine with a secret. I won't summarize it, don't want to give anything away, but let me close by saying if you like laugh-out-loud books, or books that make you smile with the beauty of the writing, or books that tell the truth about hard subjects, gently, then buy this book and settle in for a great read.
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This book is one of my favorites, it's well written and the characters are fantastic, it's a book that you can flip to any one page and instantly get pulled into the story, wanting to know more, connecting immediately to it. The description of this small Northeastern town is so vivid that it's as if I'm standing there. The story at it's core is a very personal and I relate to it so much in so many ways. All in all, this is a great book and if you're on the fence about it I'm telling you buy it, it's totally worth it.
636651
This book instantly pulls you into the plot line, the characters and ultimately the connection you feel to the author.  This is the story we all love to read and believe about ourselves.  That despite our upbringing and our life choices that we can change.  Nichole embodies that and as she tell her truth she gives us permission to own our truth.  She is a natural leader and fierce warrior of love.
3200051
You'll feel everything the author felt as you read this book. At the end you'll sense that the story just might not yet be over, if you're both lucky.
3866076
This is a wonderful story from start to finish.  You will cry, chuckle at times, and fall in love with all the characters.  Of course the main characters are amazing, but equally so are all the secondary characters.  This is a really well-developed story, mostly about two souls who are destined for each other and their very complicated journey to come together.  The writing is very good, and the story never felt rushed.  I especially liked, and thought it was very effective, how the story went back and forth between the present and the past and that while it was mostly from Mia's POV, you also got some of Schooner's story as well.  IMO there wasn't a dull moment.

I'm so glad I found this trilogy as a boxed set and could read it continuously from beginning to end as each book ends in a cliffhanger.  Looking forward to reading more about some of the interesting characters that were introduced here.
4186478
Settle into your favorite reading spot and enjoy. You won't be disappointed and will be thinking about this story for awhile.
2127551
I loved this story. It was about a woman used to sacrificing for her family discovering there is another way to happiness. I loved the characters. I loved the turns of phrase, the deeply-infused, but not overblown, description.

Every book should be read for itself, judged on its own merits, not because one is looking for a story _like_ the work of another author. Thank goodness Anjali Banerjee's voice is unique. Thank goodness her characters are drawn with such a deft hand.

I look forward to more of Ms. Banerjee's work.
76603
I have just completed my second reading of this most excellent story. The characters are now old friends and the rereading was as wonderful as the first. This story is guaranteed to grip you from the first chapter and hold you tight through the last. Definitely a story for the ages.
2069433
Not wanting to spoil any of it for the next romantic reader I will gleefully say, "You will love this story." The first thought that will pop into your head upon the reading the Harry and Eliza's first interaction that fateful first awkward meeting you had with that first teenage bad boy crush. The storyline is quite engaging as these two keep meeting, to his delight and her dismay, under some of the most everyday circumstances. Kudos to the author for that. Kudos to the author again for making Harry sensitive, smart and wiley and not just another handsome skirt raiser. I liked the way Ms. Dare allowed them to grow emotionally under our watchful eyes.
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This story is incredibly well honed, and beautifully paced. Every word paints a picture of it's world, and leaves you wanting to hear more about it an the characters that live in it. It's also a fantasy story where the magical elements are there to highlight why normal people and their everyday interactions are so interesting.
2100688
This is one of the most charming, moving, wonderfully funny stories ever. If you haven't read it, you just can't know what you're missing.
1758428
The adage that truth is stranger than fiction certain applies in the case of The Waiting because if I writer submitted this story as fiction it wouldn't be accepted because the story is unfathomable. I can't say it much more simply than this is a rich book. You will be immediately drawn into the story and fall in love with the key figures in the story. It's the type of book that you don't want to read too quickly because, truth be told, you don't want it to end. A wonderful book, beautifully packaged, that will stand the test of time. I just can't say enough good things.