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sparkingjoyinreading's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This was not what I was expecting... it was better. This was a freebie I've had for a couple of years. I forgot about it until I was flipping through some of my titles. The story takes place over a period of 15 years. I really enjoyed the slow pace and the ability to really understand the characters. However, at times, the pace was too slow, which is why I gave it 3 instead of 4 stars.
donnah's review against another edition
4.0
This was a story about deep friendship, loss and regaining ourselves. Judith Arnold has us wanting to save both Kip and Shelley in this well written novel.
Kip and Shelley have been inseparable from the time they were 8 years old, until the day a tragedy in Shelleys life ends their friendship.
Now years later a tragedy in Kips life has him back on the island where he first met Shelley.
Kip and Shelley have been inseparable from the time they were 8 years old, until the day a tragedy in Shelleys life ends their friendship.
Now years later a tragedy in Kips life has him back on the island where he first met Shelley.
susanscribs's review against another edition
3.0
This contemporary romance from 1991 hasn't necessarily aged well. The first part that portrays two fifteen year old summer friends struggling with adolescent changes is charming. The second part of their reunion years later also has its moments. But then...well, let's just say that category romance cliches kick in and the rest is all downhill. Judith Arnold was one of my favorite category romance authors in the 1980s and 1990s, and I'll always be grateful that she contributed a Hanukkah story to the Harlequin American Romance line, but this book did not need to make a reappearance 25 years later.