Book Review
of Sharpie Messages by Melissa Wolff
Book
Synopsis:
Sharpie
Messages: The Writing on the Wall
“I wanted
to tell you a story. Can I tell you a story?”
“Sure.”
I said, getting a little more comfortable. “I love listening to stories.”
“Just a
short one.” Xavier pulled me towards him until I was resting on his shoulder.
Despite the fact that he was poor and lived in an old abandoned house, Xavier
always looked cleaned and smelled perfect. I had no idea how he did it. Even
his shirts were as clean as any teenage boys clothes were. “Okay it all started
with a man and a woman. They met when they were fifteen, both in the same math
class together. He was the captain of the football team and she was the nerdy
girl. It didn’t matter their status thought because they were in love. For
years they danced around it, neither of them really saying what was in their hearts
but instead they were waiting for the other to admit it first. Finally when
they were our age, the man finally told the woman that he loved her and had for
four years. Of course the woman admitted she felt the same way. Soon after they
got married and lived happily ever after.” Xavier said. He kissed my forehead.
“Those people were my parents.”
“Color
me surprised.” I said teasingly. Xavier pulled out something from his pocket
and handed it to me. It was a necklace with a pewter stone in it. On one side of
the stone there was a moon and on the other side there was a sun.
“This
is really pretty, Xavier.” I told him and tried to hand it back to him. He
didn’t take it but instead kissed my nose this time.
“My
father gave that to my mother on their tenth anniversary of knowing one
another.” Xavier told me. He played with my hair that was fanned out on his
chest. “Though it looks cheap, there was such a significance to this necklace
that my mother didn’t care that it didn’t cost much.”
“What
was the significance?”
“My
father used to say that he was the moon and my mother was the sun.” Xavier
fingered the necklace that was resting in my hand. There were tears in his
voice.
“What
did he mean?” I asked. I ran the tips of my fingers over his chest.
“He
said that it meant that he couldn’t shine without her.”
“That
is so romantic.” I said, my breath catching. Xavier took the necklace and put
it around my neck. “My father also told me that one day I should take this
necklace and give it to the one.” Xavier paused and the room was deathly
silent. You could hear a pin drop. “The one is you Chastity so I want
you to have it.” Xavier whispered. A lump formed in my throat and tears welled
in my eyes. “I promise you that I will always be there for you. I’ll be your
moon if you promise to be my sun.”
“I
promise.” I said as I twisted around. “I promise.” I kissed him then and let
all my emotions come out with the kiss.
(posted
from Author’s website: http://melissamwolff.com/published-novels/sharpie-messages-the-writing-on-the-wall/)
Author
Information:
Biography
I'm 24
and a self-published author
Description
I'm
hoping to promote my writing and my novels by starting this fan page. I want to
get my name out there as best as I can.
Favorite
Books
Nora
Roberts, Cathy Hopkins, Julia Quinn, Danielle Steel, J.K. Rowling
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Joined
Facebook
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01/27/2011
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Awards
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I have won
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) since I started in 2005.
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Gender
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Female
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Personal
Information
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I am a
daughter, a sister, a fiance, a friend, a reader, a dreamer, a hopeless
romantic, and a fighter. But above all I am a writer.
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Personal
Interests
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Reading,
writing, photography, drawing, painting
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Contact Info
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Email
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Website
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Book Review:
Okay, so I signed up to win this
book in a giveaway and the author sent it to me to review. I was totally shocked, but OMG I loved this
book. I know I wasn’t expecting to be
quite this affected by this book. I
laughed (out loud… and I rarely do that when reading), I wanted to slap people
in the book (but I do that often… in fact I frequently talk to characters in
the books, or movies, or tv… generally hoping no one other than my family who
know I’m crazy hear me) and I cried. I
mean, tears dripping off the face, have to stop and blow my nose multiple
times, cried. LOVE it. Yes, you read that part about me being crazy
right? I love a good cry and a book that
takes you to that emotional level.
Now, that said, I have to read the
next book now and find out what happens next.
I was so sad and it just has to turn out okay. It has to, or someone is getting
slapped. Don’t get technical and tell me
I can’t slap a fictional character… I WILL figure out how.
Okay, wild raving side, this book is
extremely well written. It makes you
care about the characters and worry about if they will make it out okay on the
other side. The book is told in a long
flashback. The main character has a long
flashback to her life and this major event that had such a huge impact on
her. This flashback happens the night after
attending a friend’s wedding and she find a new clue. One she hasn’t seen before because she didn’t
want to deal with the pain. And this new
clue is a game changer.
I give this book the rare 5 out of 5
clouds, but don’t recommend it for younger readers because of the sexual
content. Not that it’s illicit, but
rather because parents will want to talk to their kids about what they read
about and the issues that arise from having sex when you are young.
This product or book may have been distributed for review; this in no
way affects my opinions or reviews.
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