For months my
mother has been recommending a book to me; every time I would tell her what I was currently reading, a mix between
sad YA[1]
books (If I Stay, Gale Forman) or random classics (Slaughterhouse Five, Kurt
Vonnegut) my mother would roll her eyes and tell me to read a ‘happy book’, to
which she would recommend Where’d You Go
Bernadette. Despite me shouting it
from the rooftops and recommending it to everyone with ears whenever I fall in
love with a book, I know I am a very picky reader and usually do not take recommendations easily. If I do not like a book, it will be painful for me to read and within the first chapter I will put it down, so I learned to be selective with what I pick up. Only a few
people have recommended books that I really enjoyed, so needless to say I
was a bit skeptical when my mom kept pushing this book [we read different genres]. Alas, after finishing my sad YA book, I went
to my local[2]
bookstore and purchased Where’d You Go
Bernadette amongst others.
I won’t lie, despite the beautiful color and inviting
artwork the book cover had to offer, I read another book first. However, once I picked up Where’d You Go, I could not put it
down! That book captivated me from the
first sentence. Sure, there were some
parts of the book that were better than others, but by the middle of the book I
found myself frantically reading just to find out exactly what happened
to Bernadette Fox. This book is a fun,
lighthearted, quick read, but do not be confused, it will fill you with
emotions. Upon opening the book I felt
like I was plucked from New York City and immediately transplanted and immersed
into Seattle. I grew a bond with each of
the characters that filled me with emotions which wavered between love, hate, more love, confusion, and just
genuinely not knowing what to make of their true motives.
Where’d You Go
Bernadette constantly kept me guessing and playing with my
heartstrings. There were twists, turns
and surprises around every corner, I could never see what was coming next and
therefore was left in perpetual suspense. Unlike several books I have read in the
past where you get halfway through the read and can accurately pinpoint how it
ends, Where’d You Go keeps you
guessing until the final page. Even after the perfectly surprising ending I found
myself looking for more pages at the end of the book just so I could continue
reading, because that is how engulfed in this
book I was.
Whenever I fall in love with a book I find myself tearing
through the pages wanting to know what happens next, but being utterly
heartbroken once I finish the book. I am
not heartbroken because I think the book ended poorly (it absolutely did not!)
but because I feel like I just lost a bunch of new friends. I lost my little Seattle world and now am left mourning and unable to pick a secondary read, a problem in which I have not had in a while since I just went on a reading binge. But this book was definitely special. After reading this book in several days, Where’d You Go Bernadette made it to my
top two favorite books of all time[3]. If you are looking for a fun, carefree book
that will also captivate you and make you forget your surroundings until you finish
it, then I strongly suggest you pick up Where’d
you go Bernadette . . . you won’t regret it!
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