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Tell Me Something True

by Leila Cobo

3.24 · rating details · 221 ratings · 64 reviews

Gabriella always loved the picture of her mother kneeling in front of a bed of roses, smiling, beautiful and impossibly happy. But then she learns that her late mother hated gardening; that she had never wanted the house in the Hollywood hills, the successful movie producer husband, and possibly, her only daughter. When Gabriella discovers a journal--a book that begins as ...more

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Published October 1st 2009 by Grand Central Publishing (first published 2009)

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Dec 26, 2009

Jennifer rated it

I didn't truly disklike this book, but I'd give it 2.5 stars and say I considered it a tad bit less than average on the goodreads 3-star "like" scale.

The jacket copy was right that those who enjoy Jodi Picoult might like Ms. Cobo's debut. I thought it was okay, and of course the ending disappointed me from the main POV of Gabriella and her new beau and how some of the action came out of nowhere. But I guess that's how things are. I dunno, wasn't too fond of the characters ...more

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Feb 04, 2010

Elevate Difference rated it

Tell Me Something True is about a young woman, Gabriella, who spends a summer visiting family in Colombia and what she learns about her mother, Helena, upon discovering her diary. Helena died when Gabriella was only a baby, so the image Gabriella has of her mother is broken when she is confronted by the secrets her mother kept. Meanwhile, she is dealing with her own life and the complications that arise as she develops a relationship with the son of a drug lord.

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Tell Me Something True is about a young woman, Gabriella, who spends a summer visiting family in Colombia and what she learns about her mother, Helena, upon discovering her diary. Helena died when Gabriella was only a baby, so the image Gabriella has of her mother is broken when she is confronted by the secrets her mother kept. Meanwhile, she is dealing with her own life and the complications that arise as she develops a relationship with the son of a drug lord.

After reading the first few chapters, I thought I was going to hate it because it seemed too predictable. But as I kept reading, I felt myself drawn in by the lives of these two women and ended up really liking the book. Despite its predictability (which I found problematic throughout the entire book), it was the development of the characters that I enjoyed. I felt there was a lot about both Gabriella and Helena that I could relate to. As a Latina growing up in the U.S., I struggled with fitting in, balancing independence and obedience, managing expectations, visiting family abroad, etc., and I think a lot of that was captured very well in this book. Of course, these struggles aren’t exclusive to Latinas, and I think there is something for everyone to connect with as they read.

The structure of the novel is one of the things I liked most about it. Each chapter switches back and forth between Gabriella’s experiences in the present, written in the third person, and entries from Helena’s diary, written in the first person. Because the diary entries are moving forward in time (for the most part, anyway), there is an anticipation that comes with each entry as the reader waits to know the whole story. I like novels that jump through time and shift narrators, so in some ways I was the ideal reader. Those who find such narratives frustrating might have a hard time connecting to the story.

Based on the reviews I’ve read, another complaint people have about this book is that they don’t like the ending. There isn’t much I can say without giving it away, but I will say that in many ways the ending made me connect with Gabriella’s character even more. In my opinion, it was a more realistic ending rather than the typical storybook ending. There are also some questions left unanswered about other characters, so there isn’t the sense of closure that people expect. Personally, I don’t mind not knowing, but I can certainly see why others would feel let down by the ending.

So if you like books with traditional narratives and happy endings, you probably shouldn’t pick this one up. But if those things aren’t particularly important to you, this book might be a pleasant surprise, even with its predictability. At its core, this novel is a coming of age story with a couple of twists. It’s also about relationships – the ones that fall apart unexpectedly, and the ones that strengthen under unlikely circumstances.

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Oct 23, 2009

Debbie rated it

Shelves: fiction

I received this book as a review copy from the publisher. "Tell Me Something True" is a well-written and compelling novel with complex characters and a realistic plot. The novel was set in Cali, Colombia, and the details about the culture and city brought the scenes alive in my imagination. I read late into the night to discover what happened next. But it's a difficult novel to describe. The closest I can get is that it's about learning there are real, life-changing consequences to you...more

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Aug 01, 2009

Mary rated it

Shelves: adult-books, high-school-books

Twenty-one year old Gabriella goes to Cali, Colombia to spend the month with her grandmother, Nini (Cristina), falls in love with Angel Silva, son of an imprisoned drug dealer, and discovers a diary her mother started writing to Gabriella when she was born. Gabriella's father, Marcus, is a successful American filmmaker from a well-known, wealthy family. Her mother, Helena, who died when Gabriella was four, was the daughter of a respectable and similarly wealthy Colombian family. Helena was a pho...more

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Oct 22, 2009

lindsae rated it

This story flips between Gabriella and a journal that was written by her mother, Helena, before she died. The journal starts the day that Gabriella was born and details Helena's life and thoughts until she died on a flight back to her homeland of Columbia. Gabriella's story picks up as she arrives for her yearly visit to Columbia a semester before she graduates from college. Gabriella is struggling with her place in life, should she follow the path she is on, the one that her family has supporte...more

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Jul 06, 2010

Candace rated it

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Recommended to Candace by: Paula Gremour

Shelves: women-by-or-about, fiction

I don't usually cotton to the device of alternate chapters in two voices, but Cobo handles it fairly well. The setting (Cali, Colombia) is evocative, and the story is interesting. A daughter, Gabriella, of both the US and Colombia, on a visit to her deceased mother's family, finds her mother's journal and is desperate to figure out whether or not her mother, Helena, was planning to abandon her for an affair with a man from her country of origin.

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Nov 20, 2011

Katie rated it

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Jan 13, 2010

Rosanne rated it

I was entirely surprised and pleased with Tell Me Something True. My children were born in Colombia and that was the reason why I picked up the book to learn a little bit more about the country they were born in. I never expected to read such a wonderfully written novel about love, betrayal and angst. Set in Cali and Los Angeles, the story begins with the plane crash that kills Helena leaving her unread Diary written to her daughter Gabriella behind. Garbriella finds not only the diary on her...more

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Jan 20, 2010

Jasmyn9 rated it

Shelves: fiction, colombia, memoir

Gabriella lives in two worlds, with her dad in California most of the time, and a few precious weeks with her grandmother in Colombia. Her next trip to visit will become memorable in many ways, beginning with finding her mother's diary, a book the shows a whole new side to Helena, Gabriella's mother that passed away when she was young. Gabriella is trying to decide what to do with her life and who she really is. Her trip to Colombia introduces her to a new side of life, a dangerous and secretive...more

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Jan 06, 2010

Sue rated it

I really liked this book. It co-mingles the stories of Helena, a Columbian photographer married to an American movie producer and Helena's daughter, Gabriella, an accomplished pianist. Helena dies when Gabriella is just 4 years old and Gabriella has spent her entire life living up to her father's expectations and trying to keep her mother's memory alive. Gabriella travels to Columbia every winter to visit her maternal grandmother and when she turns 21, she falls in love with the son of a Colu...more

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Nov 03, 2009

Glenn rated it

Shelves: fiction-general

Tells the story of a girl named Gabriella as a 21 year old young adult, whose mother Helena died in a plane crash when she was 4 years old. As she got older, Gabriella would go for one month a year to visit her grandmother in Cali, Columbia. While there, she discovers a journal her mother started when Gabriella was born and she finds out some things about her mother that greatly distort the idyllic view she formerly had of her mother and father. Gabriella also falls for the son of a Columbian dr...more

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Jun 28, 2010

Ms. Newman Newman rated it

Gabriella (21 years old) returns to her mother's home in Cali, Colombia for a month every December. She stays with her grandmother in her mother's room. She loves visiting her grandmother and being near to her mother who died in a plane crash when Gabriella was three years old. The chapters flip between Gabriella's present to her mother, Helena's, diary written to Gabriella. I think this could be a very appealing story to teens. However, I find some of it a bit confusing..there are some det...more

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Oct 19, 2009

Vicki rated it

Recommended to Vicki by: advance reading copy

An interesting little book. It's about a girl who lives in LA with her dad, but visits her mom's family in Colombia once a year. (Her mom died when she was a baby.) She's just graduated from college, and is struggling to define who she is, what she's going to do with her life, how she fits in. So she meets a boy...and there's boy drama. And she finds a diary that her mom kept up until her death...which totally turns her world upside-down. A good read, pretty fast, but it took a while for m...more

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Apr 13, 2010

Sarah rated it

I would honestly give this book 2.5 stars, since I considered it very average. It was a good "summer" read as it didn't require much concentration or brain power. What I felt really redeemed it was the ending because there were questions left unanswered and issues unresolved. Let me just say, though, that I am very sick of authors writing books from multiple perspectives because I feel like it's an excuse for them to not do proper character development. Also, the mother was a compl...more

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Dec 07, 2011

Amy Hammett rated it

Where do I even begin?

Every once in a while I unearth a story I can return to time and time again, and Tell Me Something True was one of those little books I truly hoped I might intimately latch onto. Adorable, beautiful novels about women I can relate with are so often comfort food for my heart. In all honesty, Tell Me Something True might almost have become just that. However, I have several, mostly superficial, complaints that unfortunately hinder me from desiring to ever reread. In...moreWhere do I even begin?

Every once in a while I unearth a story I can return to time and time again, and Tell Me Something True was one of those little books I truly hoped I might intimately latch onto. Adorable, beautiful novels about women I can relate with are so often comfort food for my heart. In all honesty, Tell Me Something True might almost have become just that. However, I have several, mostly superficial, complaints that unfortunately hinder me from desiring to ever reread. In film, I can often overlook poor acting and low budgets to see through to the beauty and talent in a brilliant concept. However, with published literature, I expect a writer’s communication to be painlessly delivered. Poor writing removes me from whatever an author is attempting to express and I am left unhooked and unimpressed. When a writer fails my expectations, I am always dumbfounded that I spent $14.00 on a novel so carelessly composed. It is in moments like this that I am grateful a friend bought this book for me at 40% off during one of Borders’ current close-out sales.

Tell Me Something True, in concept, was beautiful, intimate, and ultimately gut-wrenching. Twice I nearly cried - once on page 200, and once on the very last page. Gabriella, though somewhat flat as a character, was painted as a kind, giving, and compassionate young woman who lives her life for her family, rather than herself.

Gabriella’s mother, Helena, was much more dynamic, and far more interesting as a character however. Moving back and forth between perspectives, Tell Me Something True paralleled Gabriella’s coming of age as she realized how to follow her own heart as opposed to the will of those around her with Helena’s realization that perhaps not all things are black and white, or right and wrong.

Had the beauty of Cobo’s story also carried over into her writing, this entire review might have been nothing but positive. However, I do have a few points I am compelled to complain about. It’s in my nature; I am somewhat of a complainer. You have been warned.

Most notable among my list of disappointments was Cobo’s inability to maintain a uniform narrative tense throughout her novel. In what should be simple enough, the story was mostly told from two points of view: Gabriella in the present tense and third person, and her mother, Helena, in the past tense and first person. However, Cobo frequently (and inappropriately) switched tenses in the middle of paragraphs. While reading, I often put the novel down in frustration to complain to whomever was nearest me. I fully understand and appreciate that telling a story in the present tense is an immense challenge, however there is no excuse for blatant error in a published work. Ever.

In addition to the irritatingly frequent change in tense, Cobo also randomly added other character perspectives out of thin air. The sudden breaking of the third person limited narrative she built felt somewhat distracting and unnatural. This confused me somewhat as each chapter rotated between Gabriella and Helena, as dictated by said chapter’s title. The random and sparse glimpses into the minds of other characters felt stagnant, empty, and awkwardly out of place. There was only one exception to this which I found somewhat brilliant. At the end of the novel, one of the final chapters was from Helena’s mother’s perspective on the day of her daughter’s death. It allowed a perfectly and excruciatingly horrifying glimpse into the moment the entire novel built towards.

One part of the novel that really did impress me, was Cobo’s attention to detail and accuracy. Her portrayal of Gabriella as a musician was spot on, down to her knowledge of the industry and even the fact that pianists often avoid aggressive weight training when working out because it can damage their ability to perform. Most of this likely reflects the author’s history as a pianist and executive in the entertainment business. Regardless of my distaste for her writing style, I was highly impressed with Cobo’s clear knowledge of what it is like to be a musician. One of my favorite quotes from Tell Me Something True even describes an all-too-common sentiment among many artists at some point in their lives when they reach a drought in their creativity:

“She's thinking that what she's been doing all these years isn't what she wants to do anymore. Sometimes music flows to her and from her, but sometimes it doesn't. Lately that happens more and more, and she can't seem to find what she had and what made her special. But she can't tell her father because he'd be so disappointed in her, so disappointed to find out she's not extraordinary after all."

Overall, as a story, Tell Me Something True was beautiful, but lacked the superb editing of a true classic. Perhaps Cobo’s next novel, due for release in 2012, will have learned from its predecessor’s physical errors while still maintaining the intimacy that made Tell Me Something True such an incredible memoir.(less)

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Oct 26, 2009

drey rated it

Shelves: 2009-reads, multi-cultural, fiction-contemporary

Gabriella is one of those young women who're floating through life. Her father is nagging her to make a plan for her future, to realize her potential as a pianist. But Gabriella isn't sure that's what she wants to do. And as she makes her annual pilgrimage to visit her grandmother, she promises that she'll try.

Tell Me Something True is a warm, poignant story about a daughter who finds out that her mother was not all that she thought she was. Alternating between Gabriella's and Helena's...more

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Dec 21, 2009

Rebecca rated it

*I received this book as part of the GoodReads First Reads program.

When Gabriella Richards discovers a diary in Colombia that was kept by her mother, a woman who died tragically when Gabriella herself was only four, secrets that have been kept for decades finally come to life. Gabriella learns about her mother's ambition, her heart, and especially, about the affair that Helena kept from both her daughter and her husband.

Tell me something true is part romance and all comin...more*I received this book as part of the GoodReads First Reads program.

When Gabriella Richards discovers a diary in Colombia that was kept by her mother, a woman who died tragically when Gabriella herself was only four, secrets that have been kept for decades finally come to life. Gabriella learns about her mother's ambition, her heart, and especially, about the affair that Helena kept from both her daughter and her husband.

Tell me something true is part romance and all coming-of-age, as the twenty-one-year-old Gabriella searches herself and her surroundings for answers even as she becomes involved with a secretive man whose life is embroiled in danger.

I found Tell me something true to be a well intentioned, touching read, even as the occasional awkward moments in the structure of the book impeded my reading experience. Tell me something true is narrated by the major characters of Gabriella and her mother Helena, but interjections are frequently made but minor characters, including Nini, Gabriella's grandmother; Marcos, Gabriella's father; Juan, Helena's Colombian lover; and Angel, Gabriella's; among others. Though the occasional break in point of view was at times extremely effective, the effect on a whole was jarring, especially when the point of view switched mid-paragraph, which was often.

Beyond that, I felt that Cobo could have done a better job with bringing out major details in her characters' lives; Gabriella is a concert pianist, but this fact is so downplayed throughout the book that the reader barely notices, which is a quite a feat, considering that she is planning on making a career out of her playing. Also, the lack of direction throughout the book makes for a mellow, unfocused read, as Gabriella embarks on no quest. She discovers her mother's diary, which one would think would spark a grand quest. Instead, it only leads to a brief, casual encounter with her mother's lover. I could have done with some more emotional intensity throughout.

All in all, I enjoyed this book, and would recommend it with reservation. Tell me something true is great for the unthinking read. Those who are bothered by the smaller, nuts and bolts book construction details - this may not be the best read.(less)

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Jun 16, 2010

Jennifer (Crazy-for-Books.com) rated it

Shelves: received-for-review, general-fiction, read-in-2010

Initial Reaction:
Really interesting story - I enjoyed the characters and the plot. Very sad, though. You may tear up!

Characters:
Gabriella is a young woman from Los Angeles, with roots in Cali, Columbia, Gabriella lost her mother, Helena, to a plane crash at a very young age. She has grown up thinking of her mother as being perfect, a wonderful, devoted wife and mother, who loved to garden. She has had no reason to think otherwise. The story is told in alternating...moreInitial Reaction:
Really interesting story - I enjoyed the characters and the plot. Very sad, though. You may tear up!

Characters:
Gabriella is a young woman from Los Angeles, with roots in Cali, Columbia, Gabriella lost her mother, Helena, to a plane crash at a very young age. She has grown up thinking of her mother as being perfect, a wonderful, devoted wife and mother, who loved to garden. She has had no reason to think otherwise. The story is told in alternating chapters in both of their voices. Gabriella's is the "present" voice; and Helena's is the "past" voice, telling the reader about her own life and the reasons she made the decisions she did.

Gariella makes a yearly visit to Cali to visit her grandmother and other family members. During this trip to Cali, though, she discovers something that changes her outlook toward her deceased mother. She finds her mother's diary, outlining a torrid affair she was having during the time of her death. As Gabriella discovers something new about her mother, Helena's chapters explain things more in detail, so the reader gets the full picture of what actually was happening in Helena's life during that time. For example, Gabriella has grown up thinking that Helena loved gardening based on a photograph she has of her and her mother in the garden. Helena actually hated to garden! Helena explains in her chapter how the picture came to be, which is really interesting and very sweet. As Gabriella reads the diary, Helena explains her thoughts and feelings during the time, so the reader gets the full picture of Helena as well as Gabriella's reaction to these discoveries. I loved how the story was told. It was not confusing at all and really gave more depth to these characters.

During her trip to Cali, Gabriella meets and falls in love with Angel, the son of a well-known drug dealer. Angel's father is currently serving time in jail for his crimes. Angel and Gabriella's relationship is tender and sweet, and I found myself rooting for them, despite all the obstacles in their way. You can feel their emotions and that they were truly falling in love with one another. But, with Gabriella's family telling her to keep away from Angel, due to his father's reputation as a drug kingpin, and their fear for her safety, Gabriella becomes even more confused. As she struggles to understand her mother's secret life and her growing love for Angel, she truly grows as a person throughout the novel. I really loved Gabriella's and Angel's characters.

Plot:
The plot of this story was very engaging. Although I wouldn't say it is unique, the characters are what make this story. The plot is almost secondary to the characterization of Gabriella, Helena, and Angel. Their growth through the novel is what kept it moving along. I wanted to know more about them. I did enjoy the plot and the questions that are raised with Helena's infidelity. For example, on that final flight - was Helena going to Cali to break off the affair or was she going there to stay forever, leaving her husband and young daughter behind?

The relationship between Gabriella and Angel was wonderful, perfect, shocking, and sad. Toward the end of the novel, I was in tears. I did not predict some of the things that happened, so I was truly shocked when they happened. This book definitely gets high marks for shocking this reader!

Setting:
I loved the setting in Columbia! It's so different from what I'm used to reading and I found that it was portrayed very realistically. After I finished the book, I read a bit on the author and she is actually from Cali, so that would explain the attention to detail! This was a great setting for a story and I found myself drawn right into it, picturing myself right there with the characters.

Overall Opinion:
I really enjoyed this story immensely and I would definitely recommend it to any contemporary fiction lovers. The setting in Columbia is fantastic and I loved these characters. (less)

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Oct 13, 2009

Kathy (Bermudaonion) rated it

When Gabriella was four years old her mother, Helena, died in a plane crash. Her American father wanted her to know her Colombian heritage and family, so he took her to Cali to visit her maternal grandmother every year. As Gabriella got older, she would go for the visits by herself, staying with her grandmother for a month at a time.

When Gabriella is twenty-one, she goes for her month long visit. On her first night there, her cousin drags her to a party and she meets, and is attra...more

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Oct 26, 2009

Ocadman added it

I enjoyed reading Colombian-born Cobo's first novel although some parts seemed a little melodramatic to me.
She crafted the book as a series of letters alternating between Gabriela's story and her mother's, which run parallel in some ways. She reminded me at times of "Paula" written by Isabel Allende as both authors reveal part of their lives to their daughters, although in "Paula" Isabel's daughter is dying and in "Tell me Something True" Gabriela's mother is d...more

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Jan 02, 2010

Joanne rated it

Shelves: 50-books-a-year

Gabriella is a young woman who has been without a mother since the age of 4. Lives in Los Angeles with her producer father. Her mother was from Colombia, so she visits with her grandmother once a year. She goes down there and finds a diary written by her mother for her. Finds things out about her mother that are inconsistent with everything that she knows about her mom.
Leila Cobo writes well. Just really didn't get into Gabriella. She seemed pretty wishy-washy about things and the ending ...more

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Dec 23, 2009

Sarah rated it

Shelves: nae

Tell Me Something True by Leila Cobo is a delightful, easy-reading novel that drew me into the lives of a mother, Helena, and her daughter, Gabriella. The chapters alternate between the mother and daughter, Helena speaking from her grave and Gabriella searching for the truths about her mother's earlier life in Colombia. Cobo did a fine job and I look forward to her next novel.

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Oct 18, 2009

Miriam rated it

There is a soft elegance to this novel that really drew me in and then you find yourself in a world of betrayal where violence lurks in every corner. Really lovely writing and and engrossing--the perfect combination of suspense (there is such a sense of dread embedded here) and beauty. I highly recommend this book and look forward to more by this author.

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May 09, 2010

CeeAnne rated it

I wish that I could give 1/2 stars at goodreads because this is about a 3 1/2. The plot and writing style were wonderful, and I really expected this to be a 5 star book, but the ending did not work for me at all. Everything seemed to be leading up to powerful conclusion, but it kind of fizzled out instead. It was a good read, but not what it could have been.

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Jan 30, 2010

Mary rated it

I really wanted to like this book. I loved the idea of finding a mother's diary and learning her feelings. I think we all think of mothers as just mothers and not as people with their own feelings but Helena's diary was such a self-absorbed story. I couldn't feel for her at all. And I didn't really feel for Gabriella, the main character, either. At one point, she says that they are acting like she's an obstinate teen and quite frankly, she is. There were parts that kept me reading but not enough...more

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Mar 07, 2010

Abby rated it

It was ok - not a terribly stimulating book as I had a hard time connecting with the main character. Not sure I'd recommend to friends but I'm glad to have read it. I was interested in knowing a little more about Columbia after finishing... but the feeling only lasted a few moments.

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Jun 23, 2010

Allegra rated it

I thought this was a fantastically amazing and beautiful novel. I found myself feeling emotions towards Gabriella, which is always a good thing, and my eyes were glued to the pages from beginning to end. I am glad to have read this novel.

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Apr 21, 2010

Mary Mendenhall rated it

This was just okay for me...very much average. I was glad to finish it and move on. It's about a young woman who learns about her mother's past as she is falling love and making her own future. I wasn't crazy about the ending...it had no resolution. Eh :)

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Jan 19, 2010

Michelle rated it

LOVED this book! And it was Leila Cobo's debut novel. I read this book so quickly and then wished I hadn't so I'd still have something so wonderful to read. Hate when good books are over, but so happy I read it!

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Oct 31, 2009

Jennifer rated it

I liked this book, better than I thought I would at first. I wouldn't say that I loved it or that it was a top favorite, but I found myself looking forward to reading it. Easy read, engaging material.

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