Helpful Score: 1
Anyone ever read a debut novel that just totally surprised you? Well, that is what happened to me when I read The Anniversary Waltz by Darrel Nelson. This is a debut novel and set in a time frame I really don't care about reading but this book just really drew me in.
Like I already mentioned, The Anniversary Waltz totally thrilled me. This is a book set around a time of war. I am not a big fan of war books and was somewhat skeptical because of this and the debut aspect. Believe me, I have read some debut books that I definitely did not want to finish. But this one was not like that at all! Excellent plot and storyline. Characters that made you feel for them and like them. Writing that will pull at your emotions and romance that sizzles. You have it all in this one book:)
The book opens with Adam and Elizabeth at their anniversary party and he walks over and asks her for a dance. The grandchildren are all there and to me this part just painted a sweet picture. This is their sixtieth anniversary, guys. Get the picture? After the dance Adam sits down and tells the story from the beginning of how him and Elizabeth met. You then go back to when it first started and it just gets better from there. I wasn't too sure I liked how Adam and Elizabeth got together and she was almost flirting with Adam while being pretty much engaged to Nathan. But in the end, it was for the better. But she has to make the decision of marrying the man who can give her everything she wants, or the one who makes her heart beat faster and gives her the thrill. I understand sometimes you can't make that decision, but this was a choice she had to make, even though relatives would be upset, etc. There is one part near the end of the book that had me in tears. You will definitely want a tissue reading this book.
Overall a great book with a good plot. Sweet and yet thought provoking. Shows the trials a family faced in this time period like losing a farm because of foreclosure, etc. This poignantly displays how even though a person may change in appearance, if you really love someone, it won't change a thing. That knight on a white horse just might come to take you away:)
I received a copy of this book for review purposes. I did not receive any monetary compensation. All thoughts are 100% mine.
Like I already mentioned, The Anniversary Waltz totally thrilled me. This is a book set around a time of war. I am not a big fan of war books and was somewhat skeptical because of this and the debut aspect. Believe me, I have read some debut books that I definitely did not want to finish. But this one was not like that at all! Excellent plot and storyline. Characters that made you feel for them and like them. Writing that will pull at your emotions and romance that sizzles. You have it all in this one book:)
The book opens with Adam and Elizabeth at their anniversary party and he walks over and asks her for a dance. The grandchildren are all there and to me this part just painted a sweet picture. This is their sixtieth anniversary, guys. Get the picture? After the dance Adam sits down and tells the story from the beginning of how him and Elizabeth met. You then go back to when it first started and it just gets better from there. I wasn't too sure I liked how Adam and Elizabeth got together and she was almost flirting with Adam while being pretty much engaged to Nathan. But in the end, it was for the better. But she has to make the decision of marrying the man who can give her everything she wants, or the one who makes her heart beat faster and gives her the thrill. I understand sometimes you can't make that decision, but this was a choice she had to make, even though relatives would be upset, etc. There is one part near the end of the book that had me in tears. You will definitely want a tissue reading this book.
Overall a great book with a good plot. Sweet and yet thought provoking. Shows the trials a family faced in this time period like losing a farm because of foreclosure, etc. This poignantly displays how even though a person may change in appearance, if you really love someone, it won't change a thing. That knight on a white horse just might come to take you away:)
I received a copy of this book for review purposes. I did not receive any monetary compensation. All thoughts are 100% mine.
Helpful Score: 1
Set after World War II, Adam comes home to Big Sky Country Montana to find his families farm in jeopardy of foreclosing. Working diligently to repair, he finds Elizabeth Baxter. Sparks fly and love is in the air. I was in awe over this entire story. Gripping from page one, I just couldn't put it down until the very end. The characters come to life. Darrel Nelson knows how to draw in a reader. I was hooked. With this being his debut novel, I can't wait to read others by him. Full of romance that pulls at your heart strings, while something tragic brings the importance of life into perspective. I couldn't wait to read this book as I live in the town of Great Falls where some of the story is set. As Reunion is fictitious, Great Falls is not! Made the story more personal to me as I could relate to all of the Montana comments throughout the book! Loved, loved, loved it!
