Book: The Light We Lost

 Book: The Light We Lost

Author: Jill Santopolo

Pages: 368

This is my 163rd read for the year

What Amazon Says:

Lucy is faced with a life-altering choice. But before she can make her decision, she must start her story - their story - at the very beginning.  Lucy and Gabe meet as seniors at Columbia University on a day that changes both of their lives forever.  Together, they decide they want their lives to mean something, to matter.  When they meet again a year later, it seems fated - perhaps they'll find life's meaning in each other.  But then Gabe becomes a photojournalist assigned to the Middle East and Lucy pursues a career in New York.  What follows is a 13 year journey of dreams, desires, jealousies, betrayals, and ultimately, of love.  Was it fate that brought them together?  Is it choice that has kept them away? Their journey takes Lucy and GAbe continents apart, but never out of each other's hearts.

This book was just okay.  The writing, for the most part, was pretty good.  Which is why I torn with my "okay review".  There were some bits where I felt like the author was doing page filler, but for the most part - writing is good.  However - the content I did not enjoy.  The story of Lucy and Gabe with her poor husband on the side was borderline ridiculous.  This was supposed to be a love story, but it did not feel that way to me.  I will not be reading the second one.

Stars: 3