*Review* : Fixing Delilah - Sarah Ockler

Book Review of Fixing Delilah - Sarah Ockler

Released : 1st December 2010

Finished : 4th April 2011

Source :  Little Brown (THANK you)
Plot : 4/5
Cover : 4/5
Page Turner : 3.5/5

Characters : 3.5/5
Ending : 4/5

Overall Rating :

Things in Delilah Hannaford's life have a tendency to fall apart.

She used to be a good student, but she can't seem to keep it together anymore. Her "boyfriend" isn't much of a boyfriend. And her mother refuses to discuss the fight that divided their family eight years ago. Falling apart, it seems, is a Hannaford tradition.

Over a summer of new friendships, unexpected romance, and moments that test the complex bonds between mothers and daughters, Delilah must face her family's painful past. Can even her most shattered relationships be pieced together again?

This is one of those really hard reviews to write as my opinion is changing constantly and l am finding it hard to rate. Sometimes l am thinking it should be four stars and other times it should be 3 and a half.

No matter what rating l give it, l really think some people will LOVE this book but for me, l struggled to connect with the romance in this book, l found it quite predictable but l have no other reason for not connecting with it. I just didn’t. I think by not being able to connect with the romance meant l struggled to get into the whole book as that was a lot of what it was based around.

I did like how this book based a lot around relationships and l usually love this but as l just couldn’t connect with a lot of the people, it meant l didn’t enjoy this as much as someone who could connect with the characters. I found Delilah’s mum very mean and just couldn’t see how she could be like that BUT that was a good thing as Sarah is a great writer and can make you feel things about the characters in the book, it’s just a shame l didn’t with the main characters.

I like the meaning behind this book and how things aren't just sudden but happen gradually which makes everything realistic in this book. Sarah is a great writer who l definitely look for in the future, l do love her writing style and my rating on this book has nothing to do with her as a writer. I was actually annoyed with myself for not being able to get into this book as l know a lot of people love it!

Overall l really do recommend this book. It is one of those books that even though l didn’t enjoy it myself, l can see a lot of people really loving this and the characters. 

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2011 Books Challenges 

None

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