Love the One You're With

Many times throughout reading this book I found myslef relating to the emotions of Ellen, the main character. The author has a great talent for expressing human feelings and thoughts that we all have at one time or another. Relationships are complicated, and this story deals with all the ups and downs and the brief moments when we question our choices.

I like this author's past books and I am enjoying this one too. It took a little longer to get it delivered than other books from Amazon in the past, but not too bad. Thanks.

I have a soft spot in my heart for Griffin, since we went to the same school (go wahoos!) but I must say this isn't her best book. Yet, I still enjoyed it and would still recommend it if you are a Griffin fan. The thing is she starts this one out way too slow. It really got exciting in the last third of the book, and I wish she had brought more of that excitement earlier into the story.

It's not a bad book, at all. It definitely was not as good as her first too books, Something Borrowed and Something Blue, which I really liked. I wanted to give it four start but the slow beginning kind of held me back from that. So I guess what I am trying to say is it kept me interested enough and I enjoyed reading it to the end, so fans of Griffin definitely check it out. If you're new to Griffin though, I'd start with Something Borrowed and go from there.

I docked this book a half-star because I didn't like how they used a pseudonym for Bono (Drake is obviously supposed to be Bono). I feel like if you're going to use a real-life star as a model, might as well use the real person!

That said, it is a minor quibble in an otherwise highly entertaining and enjoyable book. Some have said Ellen is too selfish, but I don't agree. She's legitimately confused by her feelings and every act and thought she expressed, whether good or bad, was believable and real. Who wants to read about someone who makes the right choices all the time anyway? From the very first chapter, when she starts ticking off the reasons she should or shouldn't tell her husband about running into Leo, the book is a clinic in how real people think and respond to emotional conflict and difficult situations. I respect that the author chose to make her so authentic because so many of these types of books don't and I find that insulting to my intelligence.

Since Amazon doesn't let us review with half-stars, I rounded up to 5. It's not quite at that level, but still higher than a 4.

Ellen is the most boring character in the world. There is nothing to like about her - so I'm at a loss as to how this old-money Southern family lets her be part of their life.

Two huge errors....First, I have never in my life met anyone FROM Pittsburgh that doesn't think Pittsburgh is the greatest city in the world. Ellen, apparently, hates Pittsburgh. I could see if she was from Johnstown or Allentown - but Pittsburgh? Please! And I'm not even from there.

Second - and I wonder if the editor was dozing during the reading - Girl Scout cookies are never sold in August. Ever. Shortly after they move to Atlanta, she mentions a girl scout came to her door selling cookies. The have a big cookie fiasco in the winter - never the summer. Errors like this bother me to no end.

BORING!