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Abide With Me (2013)

by Sabin Willett(Favorite Author)

3.41 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1451667027 (ISBN13: 9781451667028)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Simon & Schuster

review 1: I recieved this as a first-reads giveaway. Thank you for the chance to read and review. I hate to give a not so great review to a gift but that's just how this one has to be. This is a retelling of Wuthering Heights. Unlike the classic this one is hard to follow. The dialog in the begining is the worst. Very hard to understand and almost impossible to follow. We don't know whats going on at all for the first quarter of the book. Very choppy. Even the last few pages at the end leave you wondering what just happened and what it was supposed to mean. Roy (Heathcliff) was serving in Afghanistan before he returned to to town. We get flashbacks of his time there and with that we hear alot of how his fellow soldiers spoke, and it's probably pretty realistic but I didn't want to r... moreead that. Tons of bad language and lots of "F" bombs. Almost more time was spent on these flashbacks then on the story line itself.All in all I could've overlooked some of the little stuff but all rolled up in one I'd have to say this is just a difficult book to read. Again, sorry for such a harsh review, but there ya have it.
review 2: Roy Murphy and Emma Herrick had a forbidden love forged by a childhood friendship that blossomed into so much more. As teenagers the love was powerful and romantic and troubled - Roy came from the wrong side of town and Emma's family could never approve. When Emma goes off to college and Roy goes off to war, her parents heave a sigh of relief at the end to the romance, but to Roy his past romance is a light he holds onto. As they part, Emma hands Roy a chain with a good luck charm on it to keep him safe. Just a little something she thought he might want to hold onto. She insists it's a gift, but he tells her it's a loan and he will bring it back.The distance and the trauma he sees only ignites his desire to be with Emma further. The distance for Emma, however is a new beginning. Roy explains how oversees the guys have to focus completely on the war. A slip up can mean life or death and he wasn't one to focus on emails. He promised her he would come back and he did. Emma, however, has moved on. She's engaged and planning a wedding with George. The return home is tough for Roy, but not nearly as tough as Emma pushing him away. Roy is determined to get her back, but Emma is equally determined to let the past go. Will love win over all obsticles or is the past all he will have to remember?This book is a beautifully written love story with a mix of war, small town characters, and a dynamic plot. It's a story that will grip your heart and lead you on an adventure.disclosure: I won a copy of this book on goodreads, but the views are my own. less

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