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The Guest Book: A Novel
The Guest Book A Novel
Author: Marybeth Whalen
When Macy Dillon was five years old her father encouraged her to draw a picture in the guestbook of a Carolina beach house. The next year, Macy returned to discover a drawing by an unidentified little boy on the facing page. Over the next eleven years the children continue to exchange drawings ... until tragedy ends visits to the beach house alt...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780310334743
ISBN-10: 0310334748
Publication Date: 7/24/2012
Pages: 352
Rating:
  • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
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3.2 stars, based on 15 ratings
Publisher: Zondervan
Book Type: Paperback
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writerforchrist avatar reviewed The Guest Book: A Novel on + 154 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
A beach readset on the beach. It was like slipping away to my own Time in a Bottle, with the crash of waves ripping across the sands and the squall of birds riding the air.

There is much to be said for the flavor of a book. This novel definitely carries that flavor and tone of finding oneself. Its a journey of change and discovery for many of the characters giving it more than a shallow one-dimensional feel.

Over all, I wasnt as taken with this novel as I expected, which surprised me. It has a premise I honestly thought Id love. But I thought too many plot points were mentioned at multiply unnecessary times that didnt further the story in that moment.

I admit to being confused on all the male attention afforded Macy. I would have liked a richer backstory into Macys obsession to find the artist from her guestbook; we knew pieces, but not depth. That element of the story was very straight forward, where as Im the reader who likes to dip and turn and soar through the past to how it affects today.

I will say the ending was incredibly sweet. It might not have been what Id have picked out for our heroine, but it was the right ending for her. There were several profound moments for Macy in the last chapters, and for me as well and I loved that.

Overall, I wasnt as pleased as I expected, but as you are used to at this point, dear reader, this remains only my opinion

This review is my honest opinion. Thanks to the publishers through Amazon Vine for my copy to review.
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depper1 avatar reviewed The Guest Book: A Novel on
I gave this book 4 1/2 stars. I absolutely loved this book, it is one of the best books I have read this year. I loved that between the three male interests in this book, I could not pick who was the artist and I would have been happy with any of them being "The One" but the author kept me guessing until the end. Highly recommended read.


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