I stumbled upon this author while sitting in a Borders Book Store one day. I took a read of page one of "The Lonely Bones" and was hooked. So I also bought "The Almost Moon" as well on ebay and was once again intrigued. Her style of writing is very fast paced but at the same time I like stories that make you keep reading and not fall asleep. The books plot definately keeps you on your toes that you just can't put it down your in such suspense and makes you start thinking. I did find it a little hard to keep up when the main characters went back and forth between things that occurred in the past to the present throughout the book. Also, I was not too fond of the main characters in this book and the use of foul language and the brief sexual encounters were not exciting. I would have preferred more sticking to the suspense of it all. An interesting read and finished it in 3 days but could have finished it faster if wanted and a decent ending but was hoping for more. I guess I was comparing it to the fascinating read of her second book "The Lonely Bones" which I thought was a great story and highly recommend that book for sure. Overall, a good page turner book to take on a vacation or read on the plane and will keep you occupied! Enjoy. KRISZTINARead full review
Alice Sebold is one of my all time favorite authors. Her books are absolutely amazing!
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I was so thrilled with this read. Couldn’t put down. Last page went right back to page one.
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Speedy arrival and book in great condition.
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This is the second book I have read by this author.Lovely bones was the better of the 2,but this book is a good read.Will be ordering Lucky next by the same author,hopefully it's good also.
I actually bought this book for a friend, and they really liked the book. She had no dislikes about the book at all. Very much an easy read, such as the LOVELY BONES. I would recommend this book to everyone.
such a great book. nice read. if you like other Alice Seabold books this is a good option for you. if you thought some of her other books were slightly graphic with details, this book isn't so it's a better choice.
I found this book to be poorly developed...I didn't care about the characters, pace was painfully slow and I had to struggle to keep reading each page. I finally gave up half way through the book and went straight to the bookstore to find something that would make me forget this experience.
the book was for my little daughter who loves to read books, she is really enjoy reading it, so excited in every single bag she read.
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