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Where Love Once Lived (2000)

by Sidney W. Frost(Favorite Author)

3.65 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1451511817 (ISBN13: 9781451511819)

languge

English

genre

Romance

review 1: I might have given this book another star or two had the writing been better. It was immature and unpolished -- reading like a cheesy romance novel at some points. I wonder if it was proofread. Some sentences didn't make sense and words were not used correctly. The concept of the story, revolving around the bookmobile and lost love, could have been such a great read, but the characters were underdeveloped and some were downright annoying. They were wishy-washy and seemed to be bi-polar at times. Cathy, the main female character's (Karen) BFF gave fence-jumping a whole new meaning. First she was saying how much she believed in God's appointments, and then she was almost balking at God when he drew Karen away from her love interest (Brian) to help a young pregnant girl. She ... morewanted Karen and Brian to be together, but when Karen announced that they were dating (another 'huh?' that came out of left field -- one minute she's pissed at him; the next, she sneaking away from the class she teaches to have a romantic rendezvous), Cathy was trying to talk her out of it. Make up your minds people!!!!!I also didn't like how Karen misused her teacher position to do whatever the heck she wanted. That was very unprofessional and if I was the principal at her school, I wouldn't stand for it.There were waaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy too many characters in this book and too many sub-plots going on. POV bounced around too much -- sometimes within the same paragraph. Some of the sub-plots were good, but belong in their own book. I had so much trouble keeping up with who was who and who was married to whom...oh, and Mr. McCollough (Senior) annoyed the living snot out of me.These people were supposed to be in their mid to late 50's? Well, most of them...they acted more immature than teenagers do. And what was the deal with the whole interracial thing? That's an example of what could have been a whole other book.
review 2: A fantastic and enjoyable book!Where Love Once Lived is a story of the worst kind of deception that changes the life path of not only the two main characters, Brian and Karen, but of several other characters. I couldn't stop turning the pages to see how God would work in Brian's life as he tries to erase the heartache he caused Karen in the past. The characters became so real to me that I felt deeply troubled about what had happened to both of them as young lovers. Having Brian buy and drive the bookmobile was a clever and unique device to use in the book. Brian thinks that the bookmobile and returning to the place where he and Karen were college sweethearts would remind her of former romantic times. Instead she becomes upset with Brian. She can't forget how he had hurt her deeply thirty years ago when he dumped her with no explanation. Frost includes a group of college friends (named the Combine) which works very well in the story. It's interesting how they are all together again, and Karen agrees to go with Brian to see all of them. The scenes between Brian and his best friend Phil's father, George McCullough, are heartwarming. As Brian struggles with getting his faith and Karen back, he seems to receive the best advice and understanding from the elder McCullough. I highly recommend Sid Frost's Where Love Once Lived, and I look forward to reading more books by this talented author. less

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