I just finished The Dive From Clausen's Pier by Ann Packer. I got this book for free from the library summer reading program. I thought this book would have great potential, but I was very disappointed.
It is the story of a young woman named Carrie Bell. It starts out with her and her friends and fiance going to the lake for Memorial Day weekend. She is currently mad at her fiance and he is trying to set things right. He tries to impress her by diving into the water, but hits the bottom and becomes a quadriplegic. Carrie's emotions are tested as she is trying to figure out if the accident made her love him more. I liked the start of the book.
Then Carrie moves to NY and meets Kilroy. Her life in NY is the majority of the book and I found this part awful. She claims to fall in love with Kilroy, but I think she is confusing "love" with "porn". It was awful and cheesy and have I mentioned awful?
Then she goes back to Madison to see Mike. And emotions are tested again. End was okay, but so many things were left unanswered (gown and robe!!!). Anyway, not a great book. And I really didn't like Carrie or Kilroy.
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