I picked this book from the shelf since it had been sitting there for quite some time. I'd bought it more that a year ago during a buying spree at the book store. Those cute rubber boots on the cover drew me in. Early on I began to enjoy Cornelia and Teo and their move from the city to suburbia. Once I reached about page 200, I began to wonder what all the characters had to do with one another. I thought that halfway through the book I should have a few more missing links. The characters were all so different from the perky Cornelia and her gorgeous doctor husband, Teo. The precise and proper Piper is not likeable at all even as she cares for her dying friend, Elizabeth. And Dev. Dev is a charming and intelligent fourteen year old who melted the hearts of all who met him because of his wit and wisdom far beyond his years. His mother, Lake holds the biggest secret of all.
The author dropped the bomb so to speak at precisely the right moment to hook me for good. I gasped when I read it. I cried when Cornelia and Teo at the same exact moment came to the same conclusion. I decided that Piper wasn't a bad person after all when she became true to herself and her family for the first time in her life. And Dev. Dev found a family who loved him and he loved back. They all discovered they did belong to each other.
As a writer I believe that Belong To Me is a shining example of 'show don't tell' every writer's manta. The pacing and timing was perfect. It's a wonderfully crafted story that will make you laugh, cry and beg for more. I rate this book 5 out of 5 and I'm going to keep this book on the shelf for a little while as a reference. I loved Belong To Me. You will too.
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