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Title: Waste of time!
Review: Maybe I was in a different state of mind when I read this book, but I absolutely hated it. I have never found a book to be so unconvincing and painfully lacking real emotion. The book starts off well enough with Bean adjusting to a new life in Alaska, but it suddenly downward spirals and we're left to believe that Bean has meaningful relationships and a dignifying rebound from a tragedy. Her relationship with Jimmy bothered me more than anything -- apparently he was her best friend, yet at one of the most important parts, the author skims right over him and only provides a brief outline of Bean's emotions. I would have quit halfway through, but since I heard so many positive reviews, I thought the end might be redeeming. Again, I was wrong. The book got worse as I went along and by the end I was thrilled to be freed from reading this dull book.
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