Breaking Sandcastles by Kirk Burris
Posted: 11 Sep 2017, 14:08
Am sure that in many societies in the world, it's only natural for a man to marry or have an affair with a younger woman. However, even in the twenty first century, it's a taboo in some places, for a man to be in a relationship with an older woman. I can't even imagine how difficult it might have been in the 60s and 70s. In spite of how difficult it might have been then, Jonathan Dequesne and Marion Kelly fell in love with each other. The question is, will their love be strong enough to overcome all the possible obstacles they may face?
Jonathan is a high school student who would be graduating in eighteen weeks. He was exceptionally handsome, and had a very masculine build which mad him look way older than his age considering was just seventeen. He also had very good grades, grades that a lot of colleges would die for. Aside from all his good quality, he had one stand out talent for art, and that was one of the qualities that made Marion fall in love with him. Marion took up a the job to teach in a high school as part of an arrangement for her to become the head of art departments in the university of Kansas city. It was there that these two (Marion and Jonathan) met a formed a bond that was more than teacher and student.
The narrative starts from present day to past event, which I think made the story more intriguing. With themes of love, Destiny, strength, talent, willingness to defy all odds and follow your heart and much more, just made this novel more thrilling. I found it difficult to take my eyes off of this book.
Also I found the plot of the book very smooth, going at a relatively fast pace. The introduction and development of characters was natural, which really helped the plot. I also liked the characters of Marion and Jonathan, who despite his young age, had that extra bit of maturity about him. He sometimes showed some childish characters, which is off course natural given how young he was. Marion was portrayed as an independent lady, who didn't need a man's support to survive. She was one of the few women who did not believe in being a stay-at-home woman.
I enjoyed every part of this novel, but I have to say that sometimes, the description of places, events and people was longer than neccessary. However, the book was to intresting for me to see it as a downside. The book was also properly edited and had a nice format. I also have to commend the author on his/her first published book, which I thought was exceptional.
I rate this book 4 out of 4. This novel had too much ups to it not to deserve a perfect rating, and I didn't see any grammatical errors and bad formatting. I will recommend this book to readers who love impossible romance stories and readers who just love a good read.
Jonathan is a high school student who would be graduating in eighteen weeks. He was exceptionally handsome, and had a very masculine build which mad him look way older than his age considering was just seventeen. He also had very good grades, grades that a lot of colleges would die for. Aside from all his good quality, he had one stand out talent for art, and that was one of the qualities that made Marion fall in love with him. Marion took up a the job to teach in a high school as part of an arrangement for her to become the head of art departments in the university of Kansas city. It was there that these two (Marion and Jonathan) met a formed a bond that was more than teacher and student.
The narrative starts from present day to past event, which I think made the story more intriguing. With themes of love, Destiny, strength, talent, willingness to defy all odds and follow your heart and much more, just made this novel more thrilling. I found it difficult to take my eyes off of this book.
Also I found the plot of the book very smooth, going at a relatively fast pace. The introduction and development of characters was natural, which really helped the plot. I also liked the characters of Marion and Jonathan, who despite his young age, had that extra bit of maturity about him. He sometimes showed some childish characters, which is off course natural given how young he was. Marion was portrayed as an independent lady, who didn't need a man's support to survive. She was one of the few women who did not believe in being a stay-at-home woman.
I enjoyed every part of this novel, but I have to say that sometimes, the description of places, events and people was longer than neccessary. However, the book was to intresting for me to see it as a downside. The book was also properly edited and had a nice format. I also have to commend the author on his/her first published book, which I thought was exceptional.
I rate this book 4 out of 4. This novel had too much ups to it not to deserve a perfect rating, and I didn't see any grammatical errors and bad formatting. I will recommend this book to readers who love impossible romance stories and readers who just love a good read.