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Original Title: | Love Walked In |
ISBN: | 0452287898 (ISBN13: 9780452287891) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | Love Walked In #1 |
Setting: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania(United States) |
Marisa de los Santos
Paperback | Pages: 307 pages Rating: 3.71 | 34480 Users | 4587 Reviews
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Title | : | Love Walked In (Love Walked In #1) |
Author | : | Marisa de los Santos |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 307 pages |
Published | : | December 1st 2006 by Plume Books (first published December 29th 2005) |
Categories | : | Fiction. Womens Fiction. Chick Lit. Romance. Contemporary |
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When Martin Grace enters the hip Philadelphia coffee shop Cornelia Brown manages, her life changes forever. But little does she know that her newfound love is only the harbinger of greater changes to come. Meanwhile, across town, Clare Hobbs--eleven years old and abandoned by her erratic mother--goes looking for her lost father. She crosses paths with Cornelia while meeting with him at the café, and the two women form an improbable friendship that carries them through the unpredictable currents of love and life.Rating About Books Love Walked In (Love Walked In #1)
Ratings: 3.71 From 34480 Users | 4587 ReviewsPiece About Books Love Walked In (Love Walked In #1)
Wow, I can't remember exactly how this book came to my attention. I think I fell in love with the cover and then listened to an interview with the author on Bordersmedia.com. It's hard to describe this book and how it's written -- crisp, elegant, gut-wrenching, lyrical, heartbreaking, then funny. At first it was hard to get used to the author's style and I had a hard time getting into it, but then after the first 80 pgs. or so (don't all great books take about that long??) I was so attached toI debated on whether to give this book 3 or 4 stars. I landed on 3 because while the prose was beautiful in places, usually Clare's story, in other places it felt too wordy and disjointed from the flow of the story. There were a couple of places I felt like it made big leaps for the purpose of moving the story forward; however, I liked that the decisions made on behalf of Clare by everyone involved were for the right reasons. There were several references to movies which I enjoyed, but there
Must, must, must get past the title, which I would bet you a million trillion dollars is not what the author wanted to call this book, smacking as it does of some marketing gal with funky glasses but terrible taste in books' idea of a kicky funky and SELLABLE! title. Ugh. So gross. But must get past it, for this book is wholly delightful and surprising and moving and lovely. I think it was on the "staff recommends" shelf at my bookstore; it's now a book that I recommend (and give to) others. The
3.5 starsCornelia works in a cafe and meets someone whom she starts dating. Clare is 11-years old and having a hard time with her mother, as her mother seems to be acting very odd. Clare knows something is wrong and is afraid her mother is sick. The book started ok for me, but got better. It was ok at the start while I got to know the characters and what was going on. It really picked up for me in the middle after Cornelia and Clare met, but I have very mixed feelings about the ending. Im
Sorry, Anastasia, this book sucked.This is your typical chick lit novel where the single girl (Cornelia) meets the guy of her dreams, hates the guy of her dreams, and loves the guy who has been under her nose the whole time. In addition to the single girl, there is also an 11 year old girl, Clare, whose mother leaves her on the side of the road and her father (who happens to be Cornelia's dream man) doesn't want to take responsibility of Clare. So Cornelia steps up and decides to take Clare in.
2.5 stars. Despite the witty, chatty, candid, smart, conversational tone, I was distracted from the story because of all the words. Too. Many. Words. It was a noisy book with all the words and book/movie references.....author seemed to be trying too hard. My apologies to readers who loved this book...its just not the right one for me. For more reviews visit my blog: readingladies.com
4.5 stars. At first I wasn't sure this one was going to live up the hype but I was quickly proved wrong. A poet by trade, de los Santos' writing is lyrical in the best of ways. Her descriptions of feelings and moments are beautiful without being trite or bogged down. This is both a heart-wrenching and heart-warming story about a little girl and the lives she changes. I'll definitely be continuing the series.
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