by Samantha Sotto
Shelley is a young widow who has been in mourning for her dead husband Max for three years. On one particular day, Shelley gets a knock on the door. On the other side is a man named Paolo, who informs her that Max is his grandfather... 32 year old Max. Wait, what? Is this a hoax or is something extr...
I loved the historical fiction. The transition of timelines is amusing. I didn't focus much on Max & Shelley's love story. I didn't like Shelley but I loved the other characters. What captured me most is the different identities of Max Gallus. I always loved the story behind the history. Oh, and the...
The premise of this book snagged me as much as the cover (I know not to judge a book by it's cover. Shut up about it already). A woman's husband dies in an accident and she's miserable until she finds out he didn't really die...that he is actually still alive somewhere and, even weirder, his grandso...
The premise was quite lovely and in the hands of a more gifted writer, I think it would have made for a fantastic book. Sotto, though, is too much of a novice. I felt like she couldn't decide if she wanted her tone to be coy or genuine. One thing she wasn't was subtle - the metaphors were waaaay too...
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