really wanted to fall in love with this story, It combines so many elements that I love in a great novel, Past and present. A dynamitic love story, the tumultuous era of speakeasies, the depression and love at first sight, The first chapter hooked me and the premise kept me reading, but I failed to truly “fall in love” as I thoroughly expected to.
It wasnt that the story wasnt any good or wasnt worth my time in reading, But I think too much of the story was “told” to me, Too much description tended to fill up sections between dialogue which did improve towards the middle to end of the book and the characters were a wee bit flat.
With a bit more refining the book would be there, because like I said, it combines many, many facets to create a fantastic story.
But I dont want my review to focus all on the negative, because it certainly isnt a book not worth the reading.
Its one of those love stories you watch in a Hallmark movie come to the pages of a novel.
Its a story that touches the heart of the hopeless romantic in every reader,
This review is my honest opinion, Thanks to the publishers for my copy to review,
Great book
I really liked this book, no, I loved it, I couldn't put it down, Being divorced, I needed to find the answers to many of Adams questions and like him I found many of those answers in this beautifully written love story.
Sarò sincera, se non l'avessi pescato dal mio barattolo di lettura non l'avrei mai letto, ma sono contenta di averlo fatto.
Questo libro racconta di un amore profondo e toccante, racconta il segreto per un amore duraturo,
I difetti sono sicuramente i buchi di trama e gli eventi raccontati senza un filo logico, inoltre c'è un punto particolarnente trash vicino a paginache ho fatto fatica a reggere.
Bella l'idea delle cartoline, Early in the book, this story had elements reminiscent of the famous scene from Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life," specifically the dialogue between George Bailey and Mary Hatch as they walked home from the dance after they had fallen into the swimming pool as it opened up beneath the basketball court.
That walk home together was when they shared their hopes and dreams and George promised to "lasso the moon" for Mary.
That night was when George and Mary first realized that they were meant for each other, In Timothy Lewis' Forever Friday, Gabe and Pearl Huck have a similar conversation during a walk on the beach near the end of the night after their first date together.
Thus began a lifelong relationship between them that stretched from the lates until the the mids, Their story takes place in East Texas,
With the chapters alternating between the most significant moments of Gabe and Huck's life together and presentday scenes involving two people who were acquainted with them, this story is also similar to Nicholas Sparks' "The Notebook.
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In the presentday portions of the book, the story focuses on Adam, a man recently divorced, and Yevette, the daughter of the housekeeper and caregiver of Gabe and Huck in their later years.
After Gabe and Huck have passed away, Adam discovers their story by reading Gabe's postcards to Huck that he finds in an album during the estate sale.
Later, Adam connects with Yevette to learn more about the secret to their long and happy relationship,
The strength of the story, however, was in the chapters dedicated to Gabe and Huck, The best parts of their story were when they first met at the store where Gabe worked, and Huck gave him the cold shoulder.
It was weeks before they would meet again, In the meantime, Huck's relationship with her fiance Clark was beginning to sour, Clark had become possessive and demanding and there was some foreshadowing of an aggressive temper, As Huck saw his true colors, she began to think more about her initial encounter with Gabe, who was a gentleman.
When she next met Gabe, their future together was quickly determined, As a result, Huck's breakup with Clark was anything but smooth and civil,
Although I enjoyed reading Gabe and Huck's story and how they determined to keep
their relationship strong, some parts of the book seemed too farfetched to believe.
For example, the scene in which Huck first sees Clark again is not believable, It was years after their violent breakup, and he somehow convinces her to travel in a car with him, alone, for several hours to surprise Gabe while he is across the state, working.
Based on the dialogue in the book to that point, the actions of each of the characters, and the era in which the story was set, this was a very unlikely, if not impossible, event to imagine happening.
It didn't fit in with the rest of the plot,
From that point, the story began to speed up quite a bit and each chapter jumped ahead years at a time.
As a reader, the satisfaction of the steady development of the beginning of the story didn't match the pace of the remainder of the book.
It felt rushed at the end, which was not as enjoyable, even though there were still some endearing chapters along the way.
That it felt rushed plus that the modernday portions of the story between Adam and Yevette were not as interesting weakened the story overall.
With that said, this is still a solid fourstar book, Gabe and Huck's story was that strong, While I am definitely not a fan of what I label "hanky books", this was an uplifting story of love that lasts.
It certainly brought on the tears as well as emphasizing hope in all situations, I would not label this a Christian fiction necessarily, but it is inspirational in that it encourages a willingness to mutually think of the other person's happiness first in sustaining a long term relationship and the consequences of what happens when secrets are kept from each other.
This is a wonderful story! What an amazing couple, And Gabe Alexander is a delightful husband, The fact that he writes a letter to his wife, Pearl, every Friday from the week they get married is astonishing.
And Adam Colby gets sucked into this wonderful love story of the Alexanders, The fact that the story goes back and forth between the time Gabe and Pearl first fall in love to today keeps you interested.
The story flows and you never get irritated when you are suddenly drawn back to the present day and Adam's search for answers to his questions about Gabe and Pearl's relationship.
I highly recommend this book, It's a wonderful story of love, hope, strength, relationships, forgiveness, and adventure, Good story
At first I had a hard time switching headsstory starts out first person and switches throughout Im not a fan of this.
Keep me in one head while I read, but I came to an acceptance as the story itself grew on me, Adam is writing Huck and Gabes story as he discovers his own, Adam is in estate sales and he finds an album of postcards written by Gabe to his wife Huck every Friday for their sixty years together.
Through Gabe and Hucks story Adam discovers hope himself,
I enjoyed traveling with Gabe and Huck and seeing Adam find hope, La recensione è presente nel mio blog:
sitelink b There are really no words to fully describe this book, It is one of the most well written and beautiful books that I have ever read,
When I first saw this novel, I wasn't sure exactly what to think, It sounded interesting, but I feared it might turn into another rambling romantic tale that really had no depth and didn't go anywhere.
I was wrong. I am happy to report that this book captivated me in every way reading material can, From the first page to the last, I wanted to know more, Ever read a book and wished it would never end This is that book,
The main character has recently gone through a divorce, which has not only tested his willpower and ability to move on, but also his faith.
When he stumbles upon a series of postcards between two people who were married for many years, he begins to uncover the secrets to a happy marriage and realises that there is always hope for a brighter future.
The exchanges between partners in these post cards are incredible, There were many times when I had tears in my eyes whilst reading and other times when I wished I could have thought of something so beautiful to write to the person that I love.
This book is mostly about life, love and second chances at happiness, When you read this, you get the opinion that the author not only knows his subject matter, but this book was of great importance to him.
You can literally feel the power of his affection for this writing through his words,
I would strongly recommend that you check out this book, whether you are in love, have been or intend to be someday, there is something here for us all and a valuable lesson about partnership.
You should also read the author's afterward, . . it makes the book even better,
This review is based on an ARC copy from Waterbrook Multnomah Press as part of the Blogging for Books program.
My opinions are my own, Nice love story between Gabe and Huck but I didn't care for ending, Seemed like the author got bored at the end and just finished book, "Some great romances worth telling are never told, their lovers slipping silently between life's timeworn cracks only to be pitched with yesterday's trash.
As owner of a small estatesale business, I'd witnessed evidence over the years of various couple's love lives, So I'd learned to sift through the piles of forgotten memories, Learned to appreciate a second look, . . and perhaps ease my pain,
That was how I discovered the postcards,
Bargain hounds and treasure hunters pushed through the heavy front door of Gabe and Pearl Alexander's beloved home early before rushing away to their next classified find.
Antique buyers, who were more savvy, missed the cards because they were camouflaged among several dozen identical photo albums.
Inside their vinyl maroon covers, these albums held not the usual faded family snapshots, but hundreds of colorful postcards revealing six decades of married passion recorded in rhyme beside canceled postage stamps.
Surprised to find postcards poems instead of photos, I began reading them in between my dealings with customers.
As a thirtyeightyearold man who had once committed to "forever," I was intrigued, What was this couple's secret In a fast food world of abbreviated relationships, what supernatural love potion kept Gabe and Pearl enamored with each other for more than half a century I'm not sure I believed in love anymore, especially married love, but found myself becoming more entranced as each minute passed.
Even though the Alexanders had lived together in the same house, the postcards were sent over the years from Gabe to Pearl, beginning in.
Each unique card was signed "Forever, Gabe," the poem connecting an episode of their love to the picture on the front.
My guess was Gabe died in the mid's, because that's when the cards stopped, " pg
Move over Nicholas Sparks!!! There is an incredible new author I can't wait for you to pick up his debut novel, Forever Friday.
For those of you that love "The Notebook," then you will love this one without a doubt, I was completely captivated and mesmerized by this heartwarming love story that spans across sixty years of a man who vowed to do what he could to show the woman of his life, his wife, just how much he loved her by sending her postcards with a poem penned from his heart every single Friday til he died.
Now Adam Colby, who happens upon the postcards tucked away in a photo album while going through an estate sale feels that he has stumbled across something more, perhaps the secret to making love and marriage last through the story he uncovers researching Gabe and Huck Alexander.
I received Forever Friday by Timothy Lewis compliments of Waterbrook Multnomah Publishers for my honest review and received no monetary compensation for a favorable one.
This book takes the readers back to the life of Gabe and Pearl, who you will learn loves to be called Huck instead, as they meet and spend sixty years of love together.
You will learn the secret to defeating The Long Division that claims so many marriages today and how one man's undying love captivated not only Pearl's heart but also the reader's heart as well.
I only hope this is the start to something wonderful with Timothy Lewis and I can't wait to see what comes next in his novels.
By far, one of my favorite love stories this year and one that has a newfound permanent home in my personal library.
Well worth every single one of theout ofstars!!!! You won't want to miss this one!, I heard the author speak about how he came to write this book at a regular meeting of the Caprock Writers Alliance in Lubbock and won a copy of his book as a door prize! How can you fail to read a free book Besides, he claimed that the novel was NOT a romance but a love story.
The novel is a story within a story, a narrative that washes over itself many times from present to past again and again until the story is told.
The frame of the narrative is about a Adam Colby, a smallestate sale business, who comes across a large collection of postcards that one man has committed to sending his beloved wife every Friday of their sixtyyear marriage.
Adam, recently divorced, is both fascinated and puzzled by the love and devotion that the couple, Gabe and Pearl Alexander, have for one another.
Author Lewis makes sure that the reader experiences every high and low of the couples marriage, painting realistic and romantic views of their marriage.
Even so, the novel is a bit too sentimental for my tastes,
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