The Light Between Oceans in Ask M.L. Stedman

Dec 04, 2012 Alyssa rated it it was amazing

I honestly don't know how I would rate this. I wish there was a half star. I feel that it should be 4.5 stars, but not quite a 5 star. 5 stars are left to books that I would read over and over again. This book was so rich, emotional, transfixing, and so real. But it also has tragedy and its so real I cried at certain parts. Some were for joy and some were for sorrow. But I went on the journey and enjoyed the journey and felt it was a great book and would recommend it to anyone. As I read I was t ...more

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Dec 05, 2012 Bonnie rated it it was amazing

I loved it, even though my heart was breaking for these characters! When the characters made decisions I knew could only end in heartache, I could still see why they did what the did. A riveting read that brings up moral dilemmas and how flawed human beings deal with difficult choices.

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Dec 07, 2012 Jill rated it really liked it

This was a very intriguing story regarding the lives of two couples and a baby that was found in a boat by a lighthouse keeper. The baby was in the boat with her father who had died. The lighthouse keeper's wife had 3 stillborn children and wanted desperately to have a child of their own. Without letting anyone know the wife was able to talk the husband into keeping the baby, until when the child turned 4 years old they learned that the infants mother was still looking for her. It's a interestin ...more

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Oct 16, 2012 Beth rated it it was amazing

Easy and quick read. Good and plausible story, engaging characters.
Many will say it was a predictable ending but there were several possibilities (who ends up with the baby).
The author teases back and forth between the possibilities.
I tried to predict but didn't quite get it. Part 3 felt rushed--the aftermath.
I grew to care about the people and it was not satisfying.

I expect the movie rights will quickly sell and we'll see this as a movie.

The weekend I started this book I took a tour of a light ...more

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Oct 01, 2012 Marni Hickman rated it it was amazing

One of the best books I've read in a long time! A beautiful well told story! I highly recommend this and congratulations to M.L. Stedman on her first novel. Wow! ...more

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Sep 12, 2012 Kari Yergin rated it liked it

"You only have to forgive once. To resent, you have to do it all day, every day. You have to keep remembering all the bad things."

Tom telling Isabel about eating honeysuckle as kids: "He bit the narrow end of the flower and sucked the droplet of nectar from its base. 'You only taste it for a second. But it's worth it.' "

A few good lines, great cover art, and an intriguing beginning couldn't help me get past lots of the middle and much of the behavior of the characters. It was worth finishing, th ...more

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Dec 06, 2012 Debbie G rated it really liked it

I was surprised when I saw on the end flyleaf that this is a first novel. It is a riveting story.Warm moments, hard moments, no sugar coating of characters' responses or flaws ; I couldnt stop reading it til I was done. I will look for this author's next book. ...more

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Oct 16, 2012 Jan Harris rated it really liked it

Started slow but exploded with the impacts of moral dilemma about 2/3 of the way through. One of the better finishes of books lately read. I have a feeling this book and the issues it raises will simmer in my subconscious for a long while.
1/2013

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Dec 06, 2012 Randomiris rated it really liked it

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I would give 4.5 stars if it was an option. I did not want this book to end. I highly recommend this beautifully written novel. It is moving and thought provoking and ultimately about love.

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