Tuesday, February 10, 2015

REVIEW: Things I Can't Forget by Miranda Kenneally

(Summary from Goodreads). Kate has always been the good girl. Too good, according to some people at school—although they have no idea the guilty secret she carries. But this summer, everything is different

This summer she’s a counselor at Cumberland Creek summer camp, and she wants to put the past behind her. This summer Matt is back as a counselor too. He’s the first guy she ever kissed, and he’s gone from a geeky songwriter who loved The Hardy Boys to a buff lifeguard who loves to flirt - with her.

Kate used to think the world was black and white, right and wrong. Turns out, life isn’t that easy.

This book was a little harder to get through. Kate is a very devote Christian and I understand their beliefs and respect it and all. The church she goes to has so many rules and the fact that Kate takes them to heart and uses them to guide her life is a little too much. 

I feel bad for her and her friendship with Emily. It seems like Emily was more of a free spirit and wanted to do things her own way instead of following the rules of her church. Kate found it hard to understand other people's beliefs and she would judge them because they didn't follow her rules. It was just hard to read. I understand Kate and get why she is the way she is. 

I've loved seeing parts of Jeremiah in this story… and WILL. I love Will so much. I am going to reread the books "in order" once I read Chasing Jordan. I love that this series all takes place within years of each other so you can see the characters grow even more… even if they just appear as cameos.  

I'm glad that Kate found someone who respects her beliefs, and at the same time let her find herself. She was able to find that her relationship with God is a special one that should not depend on the relationship that other people have with Him. 

I really loved the characters in this book. I loved that it had cameos from various people who were in other books (but it also took place before the books that I read before this one). 

4.5 out of five stars! 

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