A review by rae1019
Local Girl Swept Away by Ellen Wittlinger
4.0
4/5๐
This book was so much better than expected! When I read the back, I was concerned because it seemed to just be a romance novel, but I was pleasantly surprised! While there was romance, it wasn't one of those "she loves him, he loves another, then he realizes the love of his life was in front of him the entire time" books, but there was not only romance, but also betrayal and some twists. Wittlinger foreshadows most of his plot twists so you can guess, but the reader can never be sure. There were multiple times my jaw dropped and I had to put the book down and talk to my sister about it. I love how the ending is not the happy ending you expect, but it's still a happy ending.
This book was so much better than expected! When I read the back, I was concerned because it seemed to just be a romance novel, but I was pleasantly surprised! While there was romance, it wasn't one of those "she loves him, he loves another, then he realizes the love of his life was in front of him the entire time" books, but there was not only romance, but also betrayal and some twists. Wittlinger foreshadows most of his plot twists so you can guess, but the reader can never be sure. There were multiple times my jaw dropped and I had to put the book down and talk to my sister about it. I love how the ending is not the happy ending you expect, but it's still a happy ending.