Here on Earth

3.25 stars

March has been gone from her small New England hometown for 18 years, but has returned with her 15-year old daughter, Gwen, for her housekeeper's (the woman who raised her) funeral. Her husband has stayed in California, and March is flooded with memories, in particular of her first love, Hollis, who is once again living in town. Too easily, March is drawn back to Hollis; meanwhile, Gwen is surprised to find that she likes it here.

I have a hard time liking a book when I hate the main characters. As an adult, anyway, Hollis is an a$$ and March is just stupid. I really liked Gwen, though, and the story was pretty good. I just couldn't rate it higher due to how much I hated Hollis and March.

This book is absolutely consuming, couldn't put it down, finished in one sitting, I definately recommend, great love story, with a twist

I'd heard mixed reviews of this and kept putting it off, but I quite liked it. I found the story kept me wanting more and I especially liked the young characters of Gwen and Hank. I found the "dark love" story between March and Hollis was believable and I was pleased that she had made her own decision about her future at the end -- that it wasn't made for her by circumstance.

I though this book started slow, but it could have just been the way I read it. It was amazing though, no doubt about it.