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While He Was Away
While He Was Away
Author: Karen Schreck
ISBN-13: 9781402264023
ISBN-10: 140226402X
Publication Date: 5/1/2012
Pages: 288
Rating:
  • Currently 2.5/5 Stars.
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2.5 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
Book Type: Paperback
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reviewed While He Was Away on
Helpful Score: 2
Penna Weavers boyfriend goes off to Iraq, shes left facing life without him. As summer sets in, Penna tries to distract herself with work and her art, but the not knowing is slowly driving her crazy. Especially when David stops writing.

She knows in her heart he will come home. But will he be the same boy she fell in love with?
reviewed While He Was Away on
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The time they spent riding the back roads on his motorcycle, writing each other dopey love letters,and talking about all their hopes and dreams are the best times of Pennas life. Nothing is more amazing than the feeling of being in Davids arms. Thats why it breaks her heart when he tells her he has to go....

She knows its for a good cause. In the army , David will be serving his country, protecting those who need it. But who will be protecting him? For one year while he is away , she'll be an Army girlfriend. But ,when he comes back-if he comes back-will things ever be as perfect again?
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Overall, this was a good book. Not to give the whole story away, I did not like the ending. Some issues were resolved and some were not. It really ended abruptly for me and left you hanging. I rate it 2.5-3 stars. If the ending wasn't so abrupt I would have rated it higher. Most books i read I like for the most part and give very few really bad reviews. This book could use a sequel.