Tuesday, July 4, 2006

Stay With Me by Garret Freymann-Wyer - NO

Freymann-Wyer, Garret Stay With Me, 238 p. Houghton

NO

16yo Leila is trying to cope with the suicide death of her much older half sister and her guilty feelings for not knowing her other family better. While trying to track down a mystery man she saw with her sister at a coffee house, Leila takes a waitressing job and ends up involved with 31 year old man. 

As I sit writing this review, I feel like the whole premise of the book is pretty weak. I actually enjoyed watching Leila and her extended family deal with their grief, but I could never get over my revulsion to the May-December romance which was so acceptable to Leila’s entire family – including the sex. 

CINDY

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