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I am sad to say that this book is very high on the list of examples of the worst writing I have ever seen! I cannot understand the great reviews. I have found that bargain books are often rated much better than they deserve, which is a real disservice to those of us that rely on an unbiased opinion. I can only think that friends, family, etc. must be trying to support these authors. I hate to think that people are being paid to give good reviews. Suffice it to say that when I start a book I finish it, even if I have to do a 'speed read'. It goes against my nature to quit on a book, but this book was written so badly and the dialogue was so completely unbelievable that I did just that. Nobody has conversations like those in this book. Here is a sample conversation. This took place 22% into this absolutely boring book. The scene is the first date Dani had with her `dream man' Ben:

I got into my car and prepared for my next encounter with the man of my dreams. As I drove to meet him, I became more and more amazed by the fact that I was in another town, away from my parents and everything I knew, driving to see a person I'd never held any sort of meaningful conversation with until this afternoon. What was I doing? No one knew I was here and how would I explain all of this later? Many things made me nervous, but this was about to cause a complete meltdown.
When I arrived at five fifty-three, no one was in the store and I could see Ben cleaning up for the night. Instead of just walking in, I knocked on the door as if this was his home, wondering why on earth I had done that.
Ben laughed as he approached. "You didn't need to knock, you know."
"Sorry, I don't know why I did that."
"Don't be sorry. Are you hungry?"
"Starving."
"If you want to wait here, I'll run across the street to Al's and grab us a pizza. There's some beer in the fridge behind the counter. Help yourself Danielle."
"Okay thanks." I responded, feeling giddy that he remembered my name.

Giddy, seriously? No kidding! This whole book is written this juvenilely! So she snoops through his store while he's gone, then the inane dialogue continues:

I couldn't believe I was in his store. I sat with a beer wondering how old he was, where his family lived, and where he lived. He probably had no idea that I couldn't legally drink alcohol and I took that as a good thing. I would much rather appear more mature than my age.
As I glanced out the windows at the front of the store, I could see Ben crossing the street with a pizza in hand. Could he really be into me? No one was ever into me. I was so used to being in the background behind Shannon that I was really unsure of this entire situation.
"Dinner is served," Ben said in his best British butler voice as he walked into the bookstore.
"Wow! Thanks for doing this. I didn't expect to be here tonight," I replied as I took another swig of beer.
"What were you going to do if weren't here?"
"Well, I came to Tallulah to find you, so I guess I was hoping we'd be together, but I really didn't think we'd end up in the same place." I realized how desperate I sounded and wished I could take it back.
"Are you kidding? I'd be home doing absolutely nothing if you hadn't walked in today."
"Really?" I said, tilting my head. "That makes me feel better. I mean, I so feel a bit strange driving all the way up here just to see if I could run into you."
Ben opened a beer for himself and sat down close to me. "Well, I'm flattered. So what's your story, Danielle Grayson?"
"I don't really have one. I live in Sugar Hill. I go to Gainsville State College. And I can't believe I'm sitting here eating pizza with you," I said as I smirked and reached for another slice.
"So you're still in college? I actually thought you were older. Maybe out of college by a year or so. I may be too old for you, but I'm really glad you're here eating pizza with me," Ben said as he grazed my hand with his. It was a quick touch, but one that left me wanting more.
"I'm really glad to be here, too."
"You know, not many girls would shove two slices of pizza down their throats on a first date. I like that."
Oh my God, he had called this a first date. . . . .

And on and on. Here is a sampling of some of Dani's inane comments or thoughts, "Nobody has ever brought me a flower!", "No one has ever asked me out!", "Could he really be that into me? No one was ever into me.", "I never get to go on dates.", etc. This book is BORING!! It's like a long boring monologue. Come on people, I know everyone has different tastes, but please be honest. This cannot be misconstrued as great writing by anyone. The saddest part is that the premise of this book had real promise. In the hands of a talented writer it could have been good.


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As I Close My Eyes Breaking Fate Volume 1 Sarah DiCello 9781514161999 Books Reviews

Danielle Grayson is a college student in Georgia when she gets into a minor boating accident while water skiing with her friends. While unconscious, she is transported to Cape May circa 1878, seeing the world through the eyes of Caroline Marcum. During the course of the novel, whenever Danielle goes to sleep, she lives part of Caroline's life - with her family, her friends, even her husband. As the visions become harder to control, they begin to invade her present day life when she least expects it. When Danielle realizes that her visions are not dreams, that she is a modern day Caroline, her world is turned upside down.

As I Close My Eyes is a coming-of-age tale with a twist. Dani is a strong, likeable main character and her wry observations about the world around her are laugh-out-loud funny in parts. The setting is drawn beautifully, partly in contemporary Georgia, partly in Victorian Cape May - both thoroughly researched.

Overall, a very easy read, with an intriguing storyline and compelling characters. Would be great beach reading!
Highly recommended!
Where do I start? Reincarnation dreams aside, I had a hard time swallowing most of this. First of all, a little research wouldn't have gone amiss. After a skiing accident gives her a concusion, Danielle begins having dreams/visions of hereself in 1878 in an alternate life. You need to know more than just what clothing people wore and what buildings were standing at a certain time. Events move at the speed of light. 18 year old Dani meets a man who is 26 and 2 pages later they are pledging undying love to each other. Dani's mother has no trouble letting Dani travel around with this older man that none of them really know anything about. Later, within one week, she suddenly decides to study in Europe for a semester. She makes the commitment and then tells her mother and asks for $2,000 to pay for it. Again, her mother seems just fine with this and forks over the money with no questins asked. Duh...

I almost stopped reading this but it is really hard for me to do that, even when it is this unbelieveable
First off, who doesn't like a free book! I read the first few pages and was hooked. The story was very interesting to me and got to the point right away. She's one person when she is awake and is trying to figure who's life she is living in her dreams. I planned to read this book on my kindle only as I was exercising but I coudln't put it down so I kept on reading until done.
About 3/4 through is where my struggle is. I just don't believe the main guy character, Ben, can be so gooey,lovey dovey. I'm not big in romantic books, so maybe that is my problem but this book when from a mystery what-the-heck-is-going-on to I-can't-live-without-you-after-knowing-you-3-days kind of book. But if you can get past the goo, the ending is pretty good (like others, I also kept hitting "next page" because of the way it ended). I rarely talk to my family about books and I had to keep updating my daughter and husband what was happening next. Of course, I can't recommend it to my kids - way too much nasty going on - but for a quick read, I enjoyed it quite a bit.
Another funny thing was the lack of editing, which for the price I paid, I'm ok with a few misspelled words. But if you notice about 3/4 thru, she covered her eyebrow with mascara. Ha.
****Not really a spoiler but end of book talk Oh, and the story line at the end about her dad was just weird. I thought it was needlessly put in as a plot and could have done without that story line.... But maybe that kind of explains why her brain is the way it is, I dont' know?
I am sad to say that this book is very high on the list of examples of the worst writing I have ever seen! I cannot understand the great reviews. I have found that bargain books are often rated much better than they deserve, which is a real disservice to those of us that rely on an unbiased opinion. I can only think that friends, family, etc. must be trying to support these authors. I hate to think that people are being paid to give good reviews. Suffice it to say that when I start a book I finish it, even if I have to do a 'speed read'. It goes against my nature to quit on a book, but this book was written so badly and the dialogue was so completely unbelievable that I did just that. Nobody has conversations like those in this book. Here is a sample conversation. This took place 22% into this absolutely boring book. The scene is the first date Dani had with her `dream man' Ben

I got into my car and prepared for my next encounter with the man of my dreams. As I drove to meet him, I became more and more amazed by the fact that I was in another town, away from my parents and everything I knew, driving to see a person I'd never held any sort of meaningful conversation with until this afternoon. What was I doing? No one knew I was here and how would I explain all of this later? Many things made me nervous, but this was about to cause a complete meltdown.
When I arrived at five fifty-three, no one was in the store and I could see Ben cleaning up for the night. Instead of just walking in, I knocked on the door as if this was his home, wondering why on earth I had done that.
Ben laughed as he approached. "You didn't need to knock, you know."
"Sorry, I don't know why I did that."
"Don't be sorry. Are you hungry?"
"Starving."
"If you want to wait here, I'll run across the street to Al's and grab us a pizza. There's some beer in the fridge behind the counter. Help yourself Danielle."
"Okay thanks." I responded, feeling giddy that he remembered my name.

Giddy, seriously? No kidding! This whole book is written this juvenilely! So she snoops through his store while he's gone, then the inane dialogue continues

I couldn't believe I was in his store. I sat with a beer wondering how old he was, where his family lived, and where he lived. He probably had no idea that I couldn't legally drink alcohol and I took that as a good thing. I would much rather appear more mature than my age.
As I glanced out the windows at the front of the store, I could see Ben crossing the street with a pizza in hand. Could he really be into me? No one was ever into me. I was so used to being in the background behind Shannon that I was really unsure of this entire situation.
"Dinner is served," Ben said in his best British butler voice as he walked into the bookstore.
"Wow! Thanks for doing this. I didn't expect to be here tonight," I replied as I took another swig of beer.
"What were you going to do if weren't here?"
"Well, I came to Tallulah to find you, so I guess I was hoping we'd be together, but I really didn't think we'd end up in the same place." I realized how desperate I sounded and wished I could take it back.
"Are you kidding? I'd be home doing absolutely nothing if you hadn't walked in today."
"Really?" I said, tilting my head. "That makes me feel better. I mean, I so feel a bit strange driving all the way up here just to see if I could run into you."
Ben opened a beer for himself and sat down close to me. "Well, I'm flattered. So what's your story, Danielle Grayson?"
"I don't really have one. I live in Sugar Hill. I go to Gainsville State College. And I can't believe I'm sitting here eating pizza with you," I said as I smirked and reached for another slice.
"So you're still in college? I actually thought you were older. Maybe out of college by a year or so. I may be too old for you, but I'm really glad you're here eating pizza with me," Ben said as he grazed my hand with his. It was a quick touch, but one that left me wanting more.
"I'm really glad to be here, too."
"You know, not many girls would shove two slices of pizza down their throats on a first date. I like that."
Oh my God, he had called this a first date. . . . .

And on and on. Here is a sampling of some of Dani's inane comments or thoughts, "Nobody has ever brought me a flower!", "No one has ever asked me out!", "Could he really be that into me? No one was ever into me.", "I never get to go on dates.", etc. This book is BORING!! It's like a long boring monologue. Come on people, I know everyone has different tastes, but please be honest. This cannot be misconstrued as great writing by anyone. The saddest part is that the premise of this book had real promise. In the hands of a talented writer it could have been good.