#REVIEW - Who Do You Love, a novel, by Jennifer Weiner

Description:

From the “hilarious, heartbreaking, and insightful” (The Miami Herald) bestselling author Jennifer Weiner comes a sweeping, modern day fairy tale about first romance and lasting love.

When the love you love is the one who got away…

Rachel Blum and Andy Landis are just eight years old when they meet late one night in an ER waiting room. Born with a congenital heart defect, Rachel is a veteran of hospitals, and she's intrigued by the boy who shows up all alone with a broken arm. He tells her his name. She tells him a story. After Andy’s taken back to a doctor and Rachel’s sent back to her bed, they think they’ll never see each other again.

Rachel grows up wanting for nothing in a fancy Florida suburb, the popular and protected daughter of two doting parents. Andy grows up poor in Philadelphia with a single mom and a rare talent that will let him become one of the best runners of his generation.

Over the next three decades, their paths cross in magical and ordinary ways. They make grand plans and dream big dreams as they grow together and apart in starts and stops. Through it all, Andy and Rachel never stop thinking about that night in the hospital waiting room all of those years ago, a chance encounter that changed the course of both of their lives.

In this captivating, often witty tale about the bonds between women and men, love and fate, and the truth about happy endings, Jennifer Weiner delivers two of her most memorable characters and a love story you’ll never forget.

MY TAKE:

5 STARS!!!

How can ANYONE NOT LOVE Jennifer Weiner? I can’t answer that because her writing is WONDERFUL and I DO love her writing! You can get lost in her books unlike others! This is a love story that threatens to beat all others! I could see this book being turned into a movie, and I’d especially LOVE to see it on the big screen!

Okay! So just what did I think about this book? Let me tell you! The writing is amazing, as usual with Jennifer Weiner! This book begins with Rachel Blum and Andy Landis who meet as young children in the hospital who quickly become best friends. You can almost see them older and married! But no, they are released and they lose track of each other over time, as expected with children like this. Life goes on for each of them as we learn this through alternating chapters of each character, and they have gone their separate ways with their parents. They have a lifetime to grow up, and as time goes on, through ebb and flow, as each grow and go through life as needed to to become the people they are today, they do end up meeting again. I don’t want to go into too much detail about any of this any further from this point because I want you to enjoy this story as much as I did, but this is truly a beautiful romantic love story that I did not want to end. I enjoyed where this book takes us, and it was one book I did not want to see end. If you like HEA’s, then THIS is one book you won’t soon forget! HIGHLY recommended!!

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About the Author and a NOTE from the Publisher:

A #1 New York Times bestselling author and columnist for The New York Times, Jennifer Weiner has become a beloved and influential voice for a generation of women. Now from this “hilarious, heartbreaking, and insightful” (The Miami Herald) author comes WHO DO YOU LOVE (August 11, 2015; $27.00; Atria Books), an unforgettable story about true love, real life, and second chances... Rachel Blum and Andy Landis are just eight years old when they meet late one night in an ER waiting room. Born with a congenital heart defect, Rachel is a veteran of hospitals, and she's intrigued by the boy who shows up alone with a broken arm. He tells her his name. She tells him a story. After Andy’s taken back to a doctor and Rachel’s sent back to her bed, they think they’ll never see each other again. Rachel grows up in an affluent Florida suburb, the popular and protected daughter of two doting parents. Andy grows up poor in Philadelphia with a single mom and a rare talent for running. Over the next three decades, their paths cross in magical and ordinary ways, as they grow together and apart in starts and stops. But Rachel and Andy never forget that night in the hospital waiting room all of those years ago, a chance encounter that changed the course of both of their lives. WHO DO YOU LOVE is a sweeping, fresh, and intimate tale about the passage of time and the differences between people. It touches on class, race, religion, celebrity, charity, what makes us strong, what renders us vulnerable, and how the people we choose to love, and how we love them, defines who we become—how the measure of a life is who you love.

ebook: $11.99
print:   $18.90