Sandra C. (sandybees) reviewed on 9/24/2010 + 109 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

I thoroughly enjoyed this luminous, magical book! It is a fantastic read. You will love the heroine Davidia Jones, aka Davie. From her roots as an unloved dark skinned child living with her promiscuous mother in Mississippi to her sultry nights as a lounge singer in Los Angeles, the story of Davie's coming of age will make you cry and laugh out loud. Davie's enduring love for gorgeous rich boy James Farrell will bring to mind the teen love stories of the 80s, such as Pretty in Pink and Sixteen Candles, two movies that the heroine is obsessed with in this book. This is a story about the resilience of the spirit, first love and atonement. You will root for Davie as you've rooted for no other romantic heroine. My one negative would be the length. I think the editors could have cut 50 pages from the book.

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