Book Review: Where We Belong

Hello lovelies!  I've been on such a reading kick lately and have almost completed my reading goal for the year already!  Can you believe it?  Time to up that goal!  You can follow my recent reads on Goodreads, if you'd like.  Find me here.  :)

Speaking of Goodreads, I was very lucky to win an advance copy giveaway of the book, Where We Belong by Emily Giffin.  Emily Giffin is one of my favorite authors!

{Where We Belong will be released on July 24, 2012!}

Synopsis:  The author of five blockbuster novels, Emily Giffin, delivers an unforgettable story of two women, the families that make them who they are, and the longing, loyalty and love that binds them together.

Marian Caldwell is a thirty-six year old television producer, living her dream in New York City. With a fulfilling career and satisfying relationship, she has convinced everyone, including herself, that her life is just as she wants it to be. But one night, Marian answers a knock on the door . . . only to find Kirby Rose, an eighteen-year-old girl with a key to a past that Marian thought she had sealed off forever. From the moment Kirby appears on her doorstep, Marian’s perfectly constructed world—and her very identity—will be shaken to its core, resurrecting ghosts and memories of a passionate young love affair that threaten everything that has come to define her.

For the precocious and determined Kirby, the encounter will spur a process of discovery that ushers her across the threshold of adulthood, forcing her to re-evaluate her family and future in a wise and bittersweet light. As the two women embark on a journey to find the one thing missing in their lives, each will come to recognize that where we belong is often where we least expect to find ourselves—a place that we may have willed ourselves to forget, but that the heart remembers forever. {via goodreads}

REVIEW: {as it appears on goodreads}  As a huge fan of Emily Giffin books, I was extremely excited when I won an advance copy of Where We Belong.  When it arrived, I couldn't wait to tear into it and once I started, I didn't put it down until I was done!  

The writing style in this book was very similar to Emily Giffin's other books, which was one thing that drew me in instantly.  I love how she uses her gift of storytelling and great attention to detail to draw her readers into the lives of the characters in each of her books.  All of her books are also told through first-person narration, which really helps you to get into the mindset of the main character.  Where We Belong, was similar to Heart of the Matter, in the sense that it alternated between the two main characters, Marian and Kirby's points of view.   It was very easy to follow and helped give more depth into their lives, relationships, and more importantly, what they were thinking and how they were feeling.  

Without saying too much about the storyline,  Where We Belong, is about a woman named Marian in her mid 30's, who is questioning her future with her current boyfriend, when unexpectedly an eighteen year old girl named Kirby shows up at her door changing everything.  Kirby is Marian's daughter, a daughter she gave up for adoption 18 years ago.  As the story unfolds, you learn what Marian's life was like at eighteen years old, why she made the choices she made, and what Kirby's life was like growing up and what brought her to the decision of searching for her birth mother. As you learn all of those things, you begin to see a formation of a different relationship between Marian and Kirby and how different events shape you, teach you, and cause you to reevaluate where you are in life and find where you belong! 

Where We Belong is a heartfelt and emotional story, that will hook you in and one you will not want to put down!  Emily Giffin fans (especially) will not be disappointed!  DEFINITELY A MUST READ!

Have you read any Emily Giffin books?  Which one is your favorite?

{I'm linking up with Heather at Blonde .. Undercover Blonde for Book Club Friday!  If you've read any books and have reviewed them on your blog, feel free to join!  I always look forward to adding new books to my reading list!}

Happy Reading! xo

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