{"id":7952,"date":"2014-08-21T12:08:02","date_gmt":"2014-08-21T10:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/?p=7952"},"modified":"2014-08-21T12:08:02","modified_gmt":"2014-08-21T10:08:02","slug":"popping-my-jodi-picoult-cherry-second-glance-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/popping-my-jodi-picoult-cherry-second-glance-book-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Popping my Jodi Picoult cherry: Second Glance (Book Review)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"524ea6a4b69241b2cbdda1f7845f7c75\"<\/a>Truth be told, I\u2019ve always avoided Jodi Picoult\u2019s books, simply because I considered her writing to not be \u201cmy kinda<\/em> thing\u201d. A subjective assumption based on another subjective assumption that she was another \u2018Danielle Steele\u2019 whom I assume is a romance novelist. Quite an outlandish observation if you ask me, considering that I\u2019ve never read either of their books \u2013 well, at least, not until now…<\/p>\n

My sister forgot a copy of Second Glance<\/a><\/em> at my place, and since I\u2019d depleted all my reading supplies, I thought I\u2019d give it go, despite the cover tagline: \u00a0\u201cThe love of your life is dead. In that moment, you lost every reason to live. What would you do?\u201d\u00a0 <\/em>Under normal circumstances, I wouldn\u2019t give this book a second glance, but the summary on the back cover kind of reeled me in. This was largely based on the fact the main character was male, and in my mind, it clearly couldn\u2019t be a \u2018love story.\u2019 However, there is also a supernatural element \u2013 ghosts; something I always consider a winner.<\/p>\n

Pop goes the cherry…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Second Glance tells the story of Ross Wakeman, a man who lost his fianc\u00e9e \u2013 Aimee \u2013 in a car accident nearly a decade ago, and has spent the better part of these years trying to kill himself. After failing to succeed, he decides to try ghost hunting in an attempt to reconnect with his lost love. After failing to find Aimee\u2019s ghost, he visits his sister in Comostook, Vermont. A visit largely attributed to the supernatural occurrences happening in and around Comostook, which is believed to be works of angry Native American ancestors trying to prevent the construction of a mall strip on an alleged Indian burial ground.<\/p>\n

Ross meets Lia \u2013 a young married woman and kindred soul, who seems to share his interest in dying. Not before long, Ross realises that he has fallen in love with Lia, but she is just like Aimee \u2013 another love he can\u2019t have. \u00a0This plunges Ross\u2019s world into a downward spiral, and he yearns to die even more, but not quite yet. He is torn between his desire to find an eternal love \u2013 whether in this life or the next \u2013 and not failing his sister and his ailing nephew, again.<\/p>\n

The morning after…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Satisfied and wanting more. I think I might have a little crush on Picoult\u2019s writing style \u2013 and this says a lot if you consider my track record \u2013 Michael Connelly<\/a>, John Grisham<\/a>, Stephen King<\/a>, Nelson DeMille<\/a>, Wilbur Smith<\/a>,\u00a0Karen Rose<\/a> and the likes thereof.<\/p>\n

What I walked away with…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Everyone experiences disappointment. It\u2019s the one thing we all have in common; the only difference is how we deal with it.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re looking for something new to read, or if you haven\u2019t tried one of Picoult\u2019s books<\/a> yet, I recommend Second Glance<\/em> \u2013 definitely one for the guys and gals.<\/p>\n

On to the next one…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Truth be told, I\u2019ve always avoided Jodi Picoult\u2019s books, simply because I considered her writing to not be \u201cmy kinda thing\u201d. A subjective assumption based on another subjective assumption that she was another \u2018Danielle Steele\u2019 whom I assume is a romance novelist. Quite an outlandish observation if you ask me, considering that I\u2019ve never read<\/p>\n

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