What do You think about Almost Paradise (2000)?
The ending had me bawling my eyes out and screaming "WTF" in my head for about a couple of minutes before I let it all sink in. This book proves to show that Susan Isaacs could let her characters charm you, peel off all your layers and hook your heart. And when she has it, you have to ready your tear ducts because ,one way or the other, it's gonna be a whip-splash drama. I'm typing this raw. Fresh off from this book so excuse me for being overly attached and dramatic. Despite that and the alliteration, I'm still giving it a 5-star review because it kept me on my toes at 3 AM and ... I just love it so much I'm willing to overlook the horrid that is the ending.
—Wen
Never have I given a Susan Isaacs book a bad review. But I just finished this and (SPOILER ALERT! STOP READING NOW IF YOU PLAN TO READ THIS BOOK!) I am just so annoyed and disappointed with the ending. Not only that, but I came very close to giving up on this book in the beginning, but stuck with it, and, until I got to the ending, was glad I did. After the first chapter, the book goes into flashback, giving the family history of the two main characters, husband and wife Nicholas and Jane Coblei
—Fkellysun
I learned that you can't hit one out of the park every time. For all the detail, and the back story, and the excruciating detail, the ending sucked.I think I was so mad at the end of this book that I threw it away. I couldn't believe I had read thru what amounted to 500 years of personal stories and trials and tribulations, and that was the ending I got.Read Shining Through instead. Shoot, I was so mad at this one, I'd say if you're tempted to read it, just go do some volunteer work instead. That way you've accomplished something at the end of 8 hours you can't get back.
—Robin
