Fastest Read of the Year

I cannot recall the last time I read a book in one day - until this one. Maybe I never have. This one drew me in and kept me there until the very end - a page turner. Blackstock makes easily identifiable characters - ones that you'll find yourself wanting certain things to happen for.... but maybe they will, maybe they won't. You'll need to find that day when you can devote yourself from start to finish too and find out. This is my first Blackstock read in many years - and I do believe I'll need to discover more of her recent work in my near future. I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. Just to add... I still bought the paperback the day it came out.

As American As Apple Pie

I felt like I knew Katie by the time we travelled to all 30 ballparks in America. Actually as a huge baseball fan, I'm a little envious and happy for her all the same. The baseball theme is what attracted me to this book but it was more than I expected. While at certain stops in some cities, I wished there had been more attention the details of the park or the game she saw - I was ultimately pulled in to her story. Katie had planned to visit these parks with her mother, whose life was taken by cancer before it could happen. Katie herself was later diagnosed with cancer too and showed bravery by making this journey happen and documenting it with letters to her mom which lets us in to her emotional and nostalgic thoughts. In this way, Katie's mom was there. She still made the trip to all of America's ballparks. You'll enjoy taking the trip with them too. Oh and you'll enjoy the photo from each park with a sympbolic splash of red. An advance copy of the book was available for me without obligation of a favorable review.