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REVIEW: The Circle Of Friends, Book II (L. Diane Wolfe)
The Circle Of Friends, Book II: Sarah
L. Diane Wolfe
ISBN: 9780981621012
Dancing Lemur Press, LLC
Reviewed By Linda Waterson
Official Apex Reviews Rating:
Sarah has many positive traits in her favor; unfortunately, she’s among the last to acknowledge them…
A promising student at Georgia Tech University, Sarah has struggled under the weight of lofty expectations for most of her young life. As a result of her father’s significant business achievements, her family enjoys prominent social status and renown – which, naturally, leads Sarah to be held to a higher standard of success than most. In addition, Sarah’s “Plain Jane” appearance places her in direct contrast with her more physically appealing peers – so, of course, attracting the attention of her male counterparts remains a considerable challenge.
In light of these factors, Sarah can’t help feeling skeptical when her friendship with Matt, a handsome football player with serious NFL potential, blossoms into a burgeoning romance. Despite the fact that Matt displays a genuine interest in her, Sarah struggles to reconcile her deep affection for him with the perception that she comes nowhere close to being the kind of girl he’d normally go for. Ultimately, she must figure out a way to shake her lingering insecurities; if not, she runs the risk of losing the best thing she’s ever had…
In Book II of the five-part The Circle Of Friends series, author L. Diane Wolfe presents a realistic tale of the complex world of teenage angst. The issues with which both Sarah and Matt contend are drawn straight from the pages of the book of everyday life, and their interactions with their families, their colleagues, and each other would make for compelling viewing on their own reality series. As such, Wolfe ensures that readers – particularly those of the modern MTV generation – will be vicariously engaged in Sarah and Matt’s transition from adolescence to adulthood. However trivial their problems may seem to others, the young lovers nonetheless struggle with daunting internal and external forces as they seek to define themselves and establish their individual and collective identities. To her credit, Wolfe doesn’t sugarcoat the process in overly sanguine fashion, but rather places the roadblocks on the road to maturity on full, uninhibited display. In so doing, she infuses her tale with sage insight and sound credibility.
An enjoyable, well-crafted read, The Circle Of Friends, Book II will enlighten many a reader to the joys and pains of contemporary youth. A recommended, rewarding literary treat.
L. Diane Wolfe
ISBN: 9780981621012
Dancing Lemur Press, LLC
Reviewed By Linda Waterson
Official Apex Reviews Rating:
Sarah has many positive traits in her favor; unfortunately, she’s among the last to acknowledge them…
A promising student at Georgia Tech University, Sarah has struggled under the weight of lofty expectations for most of her young life. As a result of her father’s significant business achievements, her family enjoys prominent social status and renown – which, naturally, leads Sarah to be held to a higher standard of success than most. In addition, Sarah’s “Plain Jane” appearance places her in direct contrast with her more physically appealing peers – so, of course, attracting the attention of her male counterparts remains a considerable challenge.
In light of these factors, Sarah can’t help feeling skeptical when her friendship with Matt, a handsome football player with serious NFL potential, blossoms into a burgeoning romance. Despite the fact that Matt displays a genuine interest in her, Sarah struggles to reconcile her deep affection for him with the perception that she comes nowhere close to being the kind of girl he’d normally go for. Ultimately, she must figure out a way to shake her lingering insecurities; if not, she runs the risk of losing the best thing she’s ever had…
In Book II of the five-part The Circle Of Friends series, author L. Diane Wolfe presents a realistic tale of the complex world of teenage angst. The issues with which both Sarah and Matt contend are drawn straight from the pages of the book of everyday life, and their interactions with their families, their colleagues, and each other would make for compelling viewing on their own reality series. As such, Wolfe ensures that readers – particularly those of the modern MTV generation – will be vicariously engaged in Sarah and Matt’s transition from adolescence to adulthood. However trivial their problems may seem to others, the young lovers nonetheless struggle with daunting internal and external forces as they seek to define themselves and establish their individual and collective identities. To her credit, Wolfe doesn’t sugarcoat the process in overly sanguine fashion, but rather places the roadblocks on the road to maturity on full, uninhibited display. In so doing, she infuses her tale with sage insight and sound credibility.
An enjoyable, well-crafted read, The Circle Of Friends, Book II will enlighten many a reader to the joys and pains of contemporary youth. A recommended, rewarding literary treat.
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A Christmas Tree Already
On the way home from work yesterday, I passed a house that already had a lighted and decorated Christmas tree up and showing by the window.Is it not too soon for that? In my mind, the day after Thanksgiving is when the Christmas Season starts. That's when it's fair game to put up a tree and decorations and start shopping. The way things are going this year, I'll be lucky if I get organized enough to decorate a few days before Christmas.
With our dog, Rascal, who lives up to her name, we'll probably go with a fiber optic small tree on top of an end table. One of these days I may pull put the larger tree from the box in the basement and set it up, but not until our doggy is a little more sedate. I don't feel like chasing her to get ornaments out of her mouth. I will be putting up knick knacks, lights inside and decorations on the walls, so it will still look Christmasy. No lights outside because for some reason we have no outlets outside.
While we're on the subject of Christmas trees and such, be sure to add holidays in your books. You can mention decorations and lights or Easter eggs and baskets, or even mattress sales in your descriptions to ground the reader as to the season.
Now, back to that tree I saw. What about you? When do you decorate for Christmas? What do you put up?
Winners and Losers at the CMAs and Life
I love country music and almost every country performer. While watching the CMAs, I enjoyed seeing the winners accept their awards. On the other hand, it was hard for me to see the losers do their best to appear gracious and for the most part succeeding.For every winner, there's a loser. In life and in books, it's the same way. How people react to their good and bad fortune shows what their characters are made of. You don't have to tell a reader who the good guy or bad guy is. Let their actions speak for themselves. The readers are smart enough to figure it out.
PS Can't finish this blog without saying - You Rock, Taylor Swift! You are one smart, talented teenager! Congrats on all your awards, especially, Entertainer of the Year!!!
CMA Awards Tonight and Twitter
One of my favorite shows is on tonight - the CMA Awards. If you're a country music fan, you're probably like me and will be glued to the TV 8pm EST, or in my case 7pm, in the flatlands of Illinois.Almost all my favorite performers will be there, except I hear that Rascal Flatts can't make it.
I'll be on Twitter during the show also. That's part of the fun of it - discussing and dissecting outfits, performers, songs and even commercials, kind of like I'm at a giant party with people who all go for the same thing and want to share.
What about you? What kind of music do you like? Do you tweet during a favorite show or event?
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