The woman at Deseret Industries was shelving "new" books while I was shopping, and handed me this one saying, "This looks good." I concurred and brought it home. I enjoyed it very much! The author captures the inner thoughts of insecure young people and the sweetness of their innocence in a good way. There are a few f-bombs, but overall the language is good. It's well-written. The magic of the romance is sweet, and I enjoyed figuring out who was who as the author went back and forth in time.
The magic/fantasy served a purpose...like the tree growing in Martha's basement apartment. And it turned out that her landlady was a ghost? Still, it all worked in the story. I really liked the character of Henry, so caught up in his books and research and so socially inept. The self talk we hear is vulnerable and funny.
this was a nice light summer read. A great book? No, but enjoyable. I'm thinking of donating it to the Cancer Care bookshelf since it's uplifting and sweet. The scenes of Opaline stuck in an asylum are dreary but they don't last too long...
This summer it was handy to have a sweet escape when Len was home from radiation and not feeling well. It was a nice little escape for me.
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