A Day in April

A great book! However, I found it amazing to read the first reviewer who gave it such a low score - did we read the same book? I normally prefer to read murder/suspense novels but thought I would give this one a go - take my word for it, if you want to have an enjoyable read, don't go past this one.

I discovered Mary Lynn Baxter's books last year and I have to tell you that I have not been disappointed yet. I happened to be in the store a few days ago and saw this book and I got it because it sounded interesting. Then I went away for the week-end and I took it along and I was hoping I would get a few minutes to read it. I picked it up Saturday night and could not put it down. It was so great, I cried almost through the whole book. It was so tragic, so touching that I could not believe that I would be so moved by this book. I did not want to put it down, it was so wonderful....This is one book that I will read over and over again and have plenty of hankies while I am reading it.

I absolutality loved this books. At times I wanted to cry, kill the father, and strangle her brother, but most of all I wanted to comfort her.

After reading most of the books by the mainstream authors (i.e., Garwood, McNaught, Roberts, Howard, etc.), I found it difficult to get a really good book to read--I mean, a book that's impossible to put down until you've finished reading it. So, I took a chance on Baxter, chose "A Day in April" b/c of the interesting synopsis and the constant 5-star rating by others, and this book is worth paying $6. This book is too interesting to skim and memorable that you'd want to read this again (after a reprieve, of course).

WOW!! Where do I start? This was an incredible book. A book you just cannot put down!! This is one of those books you remember for a long time. I can't even begin to describe the story because it is so full of things going on in the lives of two families as they grow from babies to adults. The kids fall in love really young, plan a wedding and life together, when the unthinkable happens to Beth which sends her off to another town to live, and in steps her best friend to take over her place..when she finds out she can't have a child, she asks Beth to be a surrogate for her and Beth's old sweetheart. Then the best friend dies, leaving the baby alone with the old boyfriend but he doesn't know that the love of his life is the real mom of his baby. Whew!! Are you confused yet?! What an incredible book. You've got to get your hands on this one coz it's one of the best page turners ever. You'll find this one really hard to put down. A 10+