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Liked It “Beautifully told. The story of a young father who has been left with his child, after it was all too much for the mother. He forms an unbreakable bond with her, discovering that she is his life now.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“I really liked the sound of this book. I got it from my library and was kind of sad to see that the last time it had been checked out was exactly two years ago. Books deserve to be read!
Sarah G wrote this review Tuesday, June 15, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I was surprised when I started reading it to find that it was set in Australia. I just assumed it was going to be set in America, since most books I read tend to be. I was a little bit disappointed with the book though. Nothing much really happens. It kind of drags on. Being a young parent myself I know how long and dull the days can be alone with a baby, while at the same time every new little thing they do delights you, but I don't really think it makes for a good story.
I don't think there was a huge amount of description of places and people in the book, but I did really feel I was there and part of it. I could picture their town and the house, so I liked that. I think this could have been a really good book if there was just a little bit more to the plot.”“Beautifully told. The story of a young father who has been left with his child, after it was all too much for the mother. He forms an unbreakable bond with her, discovering that she is his life now. ”
Elise wrote this review Tuesday, November 3, 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I really liked how this book was written. I could picture it in my head the entire time. I was sad when Emmy came back and claimed that she wanted Mahalia back. However, I was so happy how the book ended, with a compromise. ”
Courtney J wrote this review Friday, July 3, 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“A nice story to read, but a little long. Not enough happens in the book to really keep it going. Not a bad book, but it lacks something.
CMeyrink wrote this review Sunday, September 14, 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Editorial Review:
Matt had loved everything about Emmy. He loved her freckled, luminous, magical body. He loved her free spirit. He loved the way she made everything special. He loved the future he saw for them when he found out Emmy was pregnant. And he loved her answer when her parents protested their decision to keep the baby: “We’ll just love
it, okay?”
But after five months, what Matt loves most about Emmy is what drives her away. Now he only has Mahalia to love. Is his love enough to make the two of them a family?
Full of emotion and gentle insight, Mahalia is the story of one teenage boy’s struggle to be a better father than he knows how, all the while searching for direction in his own life.”
“I really enjoyed reading this book. Unlike many novels, I liked that it was different in the sense that the teenage father was stuck raising the child, instead of the mother. It really put things into perspective as to the way a guy lives versus a woman.”
sammmmy09 wrote this review Tuesday, October 16, 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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