
Amy H. (
Glory68) wrote on 11/11/2008...
Very touching and poignant story about living in the present but dealing with the past. I couldn't have written it better myself!

Jennifer W. (
GeniusJen) wrote on 7/12/2008...
Reviewed by Amanda Dissinger for TeensReadToo.com
SOUVENIR is a heart-wrenching novel in the vein of Nicholas Sparks' THE NOTEBOOK and A WALK TO REMEMBER.
It is a novel about lost love, the possibility of second chances, and the fate that brings us all together.
Meg is a doctor with a sixteen-year-old daughter, and a businessman husband. Things seem to be normal in her life; she's stable at home, and she loves her job. However, she's still holding on to many secrets from her past, including a mistake that haunts her every day.
After a shocking change in her life, she decides to come to terms with her regrets, and decide what she wants in the future.
SOUVENIR is a tearjerker that is very realistic in its tale of true love and heartbreak. It is very well-written, and stays with you long after the first reading. This title will no doubt become a classic in future years because of its touching story and meaningful characters.
When you can figure out the end from the prologue you assume the book is not going to be good. But you (read I) stick with it because you hate giving up on a book. It's the journey right? You know how it's going to end but it the how you get from A to B that's important.
I am so very happy that I stuck with this book. It starts out very cheesy, boy meets girl, boy wants to propose to girl, girl breaks up and marries someone completely wrong. Being an avid reader of “romance” novels you know boy and girl are going to get back together before the end of the book. The journey that Theresa Fowler takes you on in her first novel is one of Robert Frost proportion, the road less taken.
This is a fairly new book and as I mentioned it is her first novel. I will definitely put her in my authors to watch for category.
This book was AMAZING! I cannot wait for the release of Fowlers next novel. I was not able to put this down. Its a MUST READ, one of the best I have read in years!

(
J) wrote on 3/25/2008...
I was not impressed with this book. Even though it was well written, it was so predictable. I felt like I could've simply read the first 25 pages and had the rest of the story figured out. It was a "nice" read, but not worth the time.