Fixing Delilah by Sarah Ockler
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Wow, what a great story. Sarah Ockler certainly has a way of writing that draws me right in. I read this book in one sitting and that was mainly because I got so involved in the story and it was so easy to read and before I knew it I had finished and a few hours had passed. This is a story about relationships, mother, daughter, sister, friend and it is also about family, about people and how they cope with the things that happen. There were also three separate times where i found myself with tears falling down my cheeks, my heart a giant lump in my throat but for anyone who likes a bit of swoon *raises hand* there are some awesome kissing scenes!! Delilah is a nice girl who seems to be making her way through life without really knowing who she is and it was good to get to know her and watch her relationship with her mother, with her aunty, with her new friend Emily and with ‘the boy’, Patrick. Patrick was adorable and has jumped onto my list of book boy crushes. Caring, funny, gentle, nice, a little bit sexy and…. He plays guitar and sings… What is not too like! A nice, easy read, that might break your heart in a few places but it will also put it back together with the kind of ending that I like!
Here is a passage that I really liked, the scene is Patrick performing with his guitar for Delilah for the first time.
‘And oh my God. Patrick can sing. I don’t mean la-la-la sing. I mean, sing sing. Goose bumps, holding-our-breath, lumps-in-our-throats, tears-in-our-eyes, all-we-need-is-love kind of sing.
He belts it straight out, his voice like milk and honey and everything rich and warm and good. I want to drink it. To take off my clothes and slip into his music like a hot bubble bath..’
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