Fiction lite. Nothing about it grabbed my interest, and I put it down without finishing it. I like my books with a little more "bite" to them. ( )

A sweet love story that made me cry and smile. If you like sappy love stories--this is for you. ( )

I've had this book in my to read pile for ages. My mother bought it for me at a garage sale...and it just didn't look that appealing. But my mother is typically so good at picking out books that I enjoy that I left it. Thinking one day I would get to it. Well, that one day was today. And with the exception of the 30 pages I read last night before bed, I read the entire novel in one sitting. The story is right out of a hallmark movie, which it's been made into one, but it broke my heart. I cried. I laughed. It's oddly empowering and hopeful, even if the overall message is a mixed one. When Esther asks Michael if he thinks life gives second chances. He replies that we would probably just make the same mistakes over again. And in the end, that is probably exactly true. Because your reasons would still be your reasons. But Esther believes life gave her a second chance...to fix her wrongs. Sadly, not in her own life, but in Michael's life. It's sweet. It's sappy. It's a quick, easy read. And it made me smile.