Search - Belong to Me

Excellent book! Apparently, this is a sequel to "Love Walked In" but I haven't read that one. It stands on its own quite well...meaning I didn't have to know the characters ahead of time. Cornelia and her husband Teo moved to the suburbs where Cornelia feels like a square peg in a round hole. She meets her neighbor, Piper, who apparently dislikes Cornelia on the spot. We then meet Elizabeth, Piper's best friend who is dying of cancer and see a whole side of Piper that you wouldn't believe existed. The characters are well developed and each has a wonderful depth to them. This is the first book I have read from this author and I will definitely read her first book and the third which is now out. Good read!

This was an excellent read. Not too heavy and the story was very intriguing although a bit contrived.

Excellent story of a family of friends and their experiences. Well written. Just love this author - highly recommended!

This was another out-of-the-park homerun by Marisa de los Santos. I think I may have enjoyed it more than Love Walked In. The author has a beautiful talent for putting words together in a most creative way. Her prose is pure poetry! You'll love the characters in this novel and you won't be able to put this book down.

While I loved, loved, loved the whimsicality and relationships of "Love Walked In", I found Marisa De Los Santos' 2nd effort to be real in a way that was burdensome and depressing, while marveling over her gift of character development. While there are moments of levity and the story and overall themes are nearly flawless from a literary perspective, this isn't a book for the faint of heart, especially those of us who have experienced losses similar to those detailed in the novel.

A story about a woman who moves out of the city with her husband, and into suburbia where she makes a new life for herself. Surprisingly to her, she makes new friends, and shares their ups & downs, triumphs & failures. She finds friendship where she thought she never would, and finds out a secret that borders on betrayal. A complex story, very moving. I really liked this book.