Anyone who's looking for a sweet book to read, raise your hand! Today I bring you a quick review! It's beautiful here in NJ, which is a nice change from the winter like weather we were having for quite some time! (I'm happy to see that the weather got the memo of it being the end of April :P )
This book was sent to us for as a requested review. It was sent to us for an honest review.
Here it goes...!.
Lovesick by Jacqueline Levering Sullivan tells the story of 16 year old Jeanmarie Dowd in 1952. Jeanmarie is in the crossroads between being a good best friend to Terry and a good friend to Chuck Neary (who just so happens to be Terry's boyfriend!).
What did I like about this book, might you ask? Well. I liked how it took place in 1952. I liked how Sullivan was able to lend certain terminology and characteristics to bring the reader into that year.
The book just didn't focus on Jeanmarie and Chuck though. There was also a focus on Jeanmarie's relationship with her sister, Iris. I liked how Sullivan was able to tackle a few different topics: the relationship between Jeanmarie/Chuck, Jeanmarie/Terry and Terry/Chuck.
I felt like the relationships between Jeanmarie, her family, her friends and Chuck were all very real and very relatable.
By no means was this book a lighthearted read. There were topics presented that were heavy- Chuck's illness, Iris's potential involvement with Russia during a time of uncertainty and most notably, Jeanmarie's feelings toward Chuck. A varying degree of emotions were presented in the book.
I really did like the story, I liked how it was a shorter read but something that was able to hold my interest. It was a book that I was able to finish in one time.
If you're able to get your hands on this book, I would definitely recommend it!
I give this book 4.5 coffee beans out of five!
~ Jillian
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