Wanderlove by Kirsten HubbardMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
This book is one I've been looking forward to reading for a long time. I didn´t know what to really expect but I was still really interested and most of all curious. The reason why I was curious is the fact that great part of the story takes place in Guatemala (where I live) and that I've gone to the rest of the places it mentions. I wanted to know the way tourists perceived our country (especially backpackers) including good and bad things. What I got was a really honest description of my country told by someone that goes to the less traveled and tourist friendly locations. Of course it mentions the many discomforts of traveling with a low budget (but you always encounter many discomforts if you travel with a low budget anywhere) but it also describes the beauty of the landscapes, the culture and liberation you get while traveling this way.
Another reason why I enjoyed this book is that some months ago I went to the same places Bria went to and I totally understand the magic of being in this places. Of course, I didn't stay in hostels or traveled in cramped buses but I still got the feeling of getting away of reality like Bria does. And it always is a beautiful feeling when you stand in the exact same place the character of the book stood in and experience the same feelings the character does.
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In respect to the relationship between Bria and Rowan, it reflects a real relationship with its ups and downs but somehow it is really unexpected when they end up togheter because during great part of the book they treated each other like siblings and unexpectedly... boom! they get togheter and suddenly they are most magical couple! So I felt that the romance part of the story was squeezed in into the story and somehow felt out of place. And another thing that I didn't like was that Bria was too naive and ignorant in many ways. And I totally hated how she always needed someone to depend on.
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But overall it was an okay book!
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The Day Before by Lisa SchroederMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Wow!!!! I had never read a book written like this. And I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. Due to the way it was written it turned out to be a really quick reading. This book is about a girl that goes off alone to the beach to think about mysterious problems that the reader doesn´t know about until later. There she meets a boy that completely changes her view of life.
This book is unexpectedly deep and real. And makes you reflect about a lot of different things. Is really refreshing after reading a lot of modern romance novels.
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