Review: Eternal on the Water by Joseph Monninger (Tour)

I signed on for a blog tour for Eternal on the Water by Joseph Monninger, which seems fantastic, but because of my mass amounts of schoolwork, I have been so incredibly bogged down. I decided to turn to my mother, who is my inspiration in all that I do, especially reading. She is the biggest reason I am "StephTheBookworm," as she taught me to love reading from an early age. She was also interested in this book, and agreed to read it and review it on my blog for the blog tour. I'll be reading it shortly, but the tour is today, so without further ado . . . my mama's review:

Summary: Mary and Cobb, two adventure seeking individuals, meet on a kayaking trip and end up falling in love. Unfortunately in order for Mary to stay with Cobb, he must agree to promise to help her end her life when she feels it is time.

My Thoughts: I was pleasantly surprised with this book. I had never read anything from this author before and the title was kind of vague, so I wasn't sure what to expect. This is a love story, sort of in the Nicholas Sparks tradition. The characters were very well developed, especially Mary, who is a quirky, funny woman that you'd love to be friends with. This is a book where the first chapter could also be the last, so you know from the first paragraph how it's going to end, but you are so hooked into the characters that you want to see how they got there, so I didn't feel that it ruined the book by knowing the ending ahead of time. If you'd rather not know how it ends, just skip that first chapter and go back at the end. I have to admit this book made me cry and I didn't want to start another one right away, because I needed some time to absorb it. I would highly recommend this book and I look forward to reading more by this author.

Rating: 5/5!

Thanks to my Mom (KimTheBookworm?). Maybe she will make some more guest appearances, as she loves to read too!