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Chargement... Let the Lover Bepar Sheree L Greer
Aucun Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.  booksandcats4ever | Jul 30, 2018 |   It was the story of Kiana and Genevieve. Kiana is described in the synopsis as a functional alcoholic, but for most of the novel it seemed to me that she wasn't too functional at all. She's still smarting from a break up and when her ex-girlfriend, Michelle, sends her an invitation to her wedding in New Orleans, Kiana goes down there aiming to get Michelle back. But then she meets Genevieve and with that Kiana's world starts spinning in a much more metaphorical way. As I said, this was an intense book, and I really had no idea what the ending was going to be, and yet still I was surprised by it (in only the best way). This was a very good book and if I did half stars it'd would have gotten a 3.5 stars. I got this advanced galley through Netgalley on behalf of Bold Strokes Books. (  ) DanieXJ | Jul 22, 2014 | aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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Functional alcoholic Kiana Lewis is looking for a way out. Running away from the memories of her mother’s horrific death and her own dead-end existence, she decides to crash her ex-lover’s New Orleans wedding and put a stop to the whole thing. She arrives in the Big Easy to reclaim her old love, and hopefully, reclaim her own life. Her plans are disrupted when she meets Genevieve Durand, a seductive and spiritual New Orleans native who challenges Kiana’s skewed sense of resolve and control. Spending time with Genevieve, just like drinking, offers Kiana moments of escape. But unlike the numbing effect of alcohol, the intoxicating Genevieve makes Kiana feel and think about things she’d rather not, like the death of her mother and the destructive ways she uses to cope. On the brink of losing it all, Kiana must decide if she will reach for the next drink or if she’ll reach beyond herself to finally slay the demons driving her since childhood. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Going by all that would make sense in an ideally rational world, I should not have found my heart aching for main character Kiana or rooting for her to find her way out of her troubled world. She is irresponsible, self-absorbed, sex-obsessed, taunts a recovering alcoholic's sobriety and takes the longest time to see ex-girlfriend Michelle is not (and never was) the woman for her.
But Kiana's also deeply suffering, terribly missing her dead mother, grateful to her always-there-for-her sister and (when sober) able to see all the goodness and light in Genevieve, a wonderful woman she meets when she travels to New Orleans to try and stop her ex's wedding. Sheree L. Greer's writing (her dialogue and vivid portrayal of character, especially) is just amazing! She leaves the reader spellbound even when things become almost too much to take, plus she accomplishes that rare feat in fiction: makes a rather unlikable character likable.
Having finished Let The Lover Be and struggling to do it the justice it deserves, I find the title makes much more sense and isn't as jaded or detached as I thought in the beginning. The title and ending are perfectly in spirit with all that happens, though I sincerely hope we someday to get to find out the rest of Kiana's story. (