tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622828765030571851.post1049570724983799831..comments2024-03-29T01:12:55.703-04:00Comments on Chick Lit Central: Book Review: The Light We LostMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06488832373580617482noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622828765030571851.post-33749945524323807702022-04-25T22:07:36.664-04:002022-04-25T22:07:36.664-04:00A friend of mine told me that I needed to read thi...A friend of mine told me that I needed to read this book. She left it on my desk at work one day with a sticky note saying "have you found your light?. After reading the first few chapters I was already crying. I realized that this book closely resembles a past relationship with someone who I loved and will continue to love dearly in so many ways. I completely understand the internal struggle that Lucy is experiencing throughout the entire book. No love no matter how great would compare to her love with Gabe. She loved Darren, that love just felt different and that is difficult to understand if you have not experienced a love like hers and Gabe's. I think this book was excellent. The entire time I was thinking of my "Gabe" and wondering if I have made the right decisions within my life as well. As for the ending, I would have liked to know what happened. But maybe that is just it. We aren't meant to know what happened, just like Lucy wasn't meant to know what would have happened if she told Gabe to come home or if she went with him. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622828765030571851.post-24708707663810421582020-08-19T10:25:42.399-04:002020-08-19T10:25:42.399-04:00I just finished this book yesterday and I am so ir...I just finished this book yesterday and I am so irritated by the ending. It seems like a cop-out ... like the author didn’t know how to end it either so she just leaves us hanging. While I liked and appreciated all the characters (I read one review where the person had deep hatred for them!!), I found Lucy to be so emotionally immature. Gabe did not “have it all” bc he was lacking in one important capability: to stay with her. That would be my end game. But she keeps looking for him, despite her wonderful husband ... which brings me back to the ending - what on earth happens??? Does Lucy tell Darren and crush him?? Does she not tell him? So annoying. The author just should have not had her become pregnant - it complicated the plot and then left the reader hanging with a poor ending. Otherwise though I liked the book, enjoyed the writing and the characters ... just hated how it ends. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622828765030571851.post-61278562775328863212017-11-11T10:24:13.909-05:002017-11-11T10:24:13.909-05:00A 4.5/5 is pretty darn good. But I deliberately r...A 4.5/5 is pretty darn good. But I deliberately read the spoilers so that I would have an excuse not to rad it. After all, it's not a 5/5! Good review.The Book Sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07967030844980297039noreply@blogger.com