Loved this updated version of Daddy Long Legs! The main character finds friendship, family, and true love as the kind people in her life help her move on from the foster care system into a rich adult life. Such a clever, satisfying story!

2013: Let me just say that I started this book casually and then ended up staying up till 2am to finish it on the same day. I just had to. I really loved this book-- it's clever Jane-isms and other literary references throughout caught my attention and the character development was wonderful as was the creative premise.

The book is written in epistolary form (which I love) and without giving away too much of the plot, I'll just say it had a You've Got Mail feel to it in a sense. But it wasn't just light-hearted. The heroine, Sam, is on a journey of becoming herself as a woman and a writer and also figuring out how God fits into the picture as well. What I loved about this book is that her spiritual journey is very real and raw, and not something that can just be tied up nicely with a bow. Of course, there's a love story in there, too. And isn't the cover pretty, too? This is one I would read again for sure.

Update: I've since re-read it and it totally holds up. I loved it just as much!

This is one of those books that I thought I wouldn't like until about one third of the way through it. In fact, for that first bit of the story, I made virtually no connections with any of the characters. I appreciated the literary references, but I was indifferent to the heroine who was narrating the story.

At some point (when Alex entered the picture), I began to have minimal interest in the story. And as the story began to build, I began to suspect the turn the story would take. And I was right (I love it when I'm right!). And suddenly, Sam was a three-dimensional character. She discovered who she was, and I connected with her.

I only have a passing complaint, and it is only because this is classified as a Christian book. There is one word included that is not necessarily bad, but it should not ever be in a Christian book (unless it refers to a donkey). And I wish that the gospel message had truly been emphasized. It would have made this book positively ideal.

The writing of this book is indeed clever, and I believe that those who have a fondness for literary classics will revel in the book once the introductory portion of the book is over.

I was sent a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. I was not financially compensated, and all opinions are 100 percent mine.

This is such a cool premise for a book. I loved the language in this story as well as the characters.

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