book #4 Labor Day

book #4 crossed of the list for 2015! labor day, by joyce maynard, was a story about a woman, adele and her son, henry.  they meet a man named frank in the store asks for a ride. they soon find out that this man is an escaped convict. the man stays with them for the weekend. as the days go on, you realize that frank and adele are falling in love. 

it's a love story. it's a coming of age story. it's a story about how grief can change you. it's a story about how things aren't always what they seem. 

while labor day wasn't the best book i've read, it was entertaining. i connected with the main female character a little bit as the story went on. in the book you learn all about how adele wanted more children with her ex husband. they tried 4 different times and each time ended with a loss....the last time was a stillbirth of her daughter. adele told henry about the birth of his sister and how she looked over every part of her daughter's body...memorizing it...knowing she would never see it again. i had no idea about this part of the story when i started reading the book. after the death of her daughter, adele was never the same. the grief consumed her and took over her life. 

all in all, i give this book a solid 3 1/2 out of 5 stars. it's a good, easy read. it's entertaining. and now it makes me want to reserve a copy of the movie from the library! 

have you read labor day? did you see the movie? what did you think?