I realize, it is supposed to be a non-fiction Saturday, but it is surprisingly uneasy to find a romance memoir. So I'll just add another fantasic novel. As I said in my last post, I have a special liking for the writing styles of Elizabeth Scott. That's what the next book is in my Valentine's festival of literature. Scott is one of the modern queens of romance literature, in my opinion, and so choosing which book to blog on wasn't easy, but I came to the conclusion on Between Here and Forever, because it's not a normal high school relationship.
Abby has always thought of herself as the shadow to her perfect sister, Tess. Tess was the girl every guy wanted, which made guys hard to find for Abby, and she always looked perfect and had perfect grades and pleased everyone. Abby almost hated her sister for that, and was almost glad when she left for college. But, Tess didn't last long in college before something terrible happened to her that changed her family's life.
Tess, driving home from a party that she wasn't drinking at, wrapped her car around a tree. No, Tess didn't die, but she is in a coma, and the docters doubt she will ever wake up. Abby goes to visit her everyday after school before she goes home and she's never seen her sister move, until someone comes to visit her. The gorgeous Eli, who works to gift shop at the hospital, comes up to lend a hand to the nurses, and when he speaks, Abby swears that Tess moved.
Eli thinks Abby is crazy when she says that she wants him to talk to her sister and wake her up. He does it anyway, seeing how determined Abby is, even though he doesn't think it'l work. But he talks to Aby and Tess, getting to know both of them. Abby wants Tess to wake up to be with Eli, but she's starting to like Eli herself. But, she's used to giving up things for her sister's benefit, so she doesn't try to make it a big deal.
After having intense conversations, Abby and Eli start to trust eachother with their issues. Abby tells him about being Tess's shadow and Eli tells her how people treat him because of his bi-racial ethnicity and his struggle with OCD. But, Abby is about to learn secrets about the life of her sister. Secrets that change the way Abby feels about her and Tess's ex best friend Claire, who Tess stopped talking to when Claire got pregnant in high school.
RED'S ALL STAR REVIEW: 4 out of 5 stars. Like I've said, i'm a big fan of Elizabeth Scott's writing, and I've already blogged on one of her books, Stealing Heaven. The book was honestly written and I loved reading it.
MASS APPEAL: Same as the former books, but more heartreak than Caletti's Honey, Baby, Sweetheart.
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