Hummingbird
by LaVyrle Spencer
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Author: LaVyrle SpencerEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-08-05
ISBN: 0425195805
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: Berkley Trade
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Book Review: A darn good read with just a few quibbles
Summary: 4 Stars
There's some truly great writing in this book. I love how Spencer weaves words. Abigail and Jesse are hilarious together, as are David and Abigail after David returns to find her more straight-forward with surprising manners! Since there are so many positive reviews on here, I'll discuss some things I didn't like (though don't get me wrong, I love this book!). Spoiler alert!:
1. The situation with David seeing Abigail sleeping with Jesse was never resolved. What was David's reason to forgive her? Did he really accept that they had just slept together, or bought her weak, unexplained excuses of, "It's not how it looked!" The former couldn't possibly be true, because later in the book he demands to know if there was something between she and Jesse. That part was confusing!
2. As other readers have said, the kiss-at-gunpoint (more than just kissing, though) felt a little off to me. Jesse is so wonderful in so many ways, but it felt a little too close to rape for my taste.
3. Spencer tends to over dramatize at times -- it seems that Abigail is constantly whirling around, clenching her fists, blushing severely, etc, whereas Jesse is always cool and calm as can be, usually giving a "lazy" or "crooked" grin. It gets old.
I suppose this isn't really a review after all, but it's the closest I can get to a book forum where I would love to discuss Spencer's books with others.
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