Picked up from Goodwill specifically for release!

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At the "Book Buffet" at the 2007 Charleston Bookcrossing Convention!

In a box of books sent for convention release from Massachusetts. Thanks very much!

I still say that JennyO is a BAD influence! Half the books that came home with me from the convention are ones that she said, "oh, that's good!"! Oh well, this one does look good, and I'm glad I grabbed it when I had the chance. Plus it's from tobysrus, who I met on day 1, so that's fun too :)

I look forward to reading this!

(pictured: JennyO, the Bad Influence, making release notes on another book)

Just finished this one during breakfast. Read the majority of it while "decking" (enjoying the sun on our back deck with wandererjen yesterday afternoon (note picture of fabulous Colorado blue sky, without a single cloud in it -- I just pointed the phone straight up and shot).

I both liked and didn't like it. I loved the Irish-ness of it. Loved the musical language, the names I memorized to pronounce correctly (and now can't spell without looking because they aren't spelled like they sound), and I loved all the beach descriptions. Could almost make me wish I lived near water, instead of mountains. Almost, but not quite :)

But there was an awful lot of angst-filled sex in this one. Some of it was necessary to the story, and a lot of it could have been left out, I think. The mother-daughter-mother-daughter relationships were fascinating, and really, they were enough story unto themselves to not need all the sex as "filler". The family relationships were so interesting, and the exploration of one person's feelings juxtaposed with how they actually acted were ... well, fascinating. I know; I already used that word :)

I loved Liam and Seamus, and also compared them to Michael Willoughby. These sweet, kind, gentle men made me want to know them more. Marcus, too. I was happy with the family interaction at the end, and felt relieved at the resolution. But it was sure hard work getting there.

Thanks for sharing this with the convention, tobysrus -- it was so nice to meet you! I'm not sure where this book is headed next, but it'll go in my basket by the door :)

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Left at the Southwest Plaza Panera Bread after a yummy dinner of broccoli/cheddar soup and Caesar salad :)

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