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Nov 01, 2023
"A heartbreaking yet beautifully written story about family, grief, and love." - Andrea K.
Dec 15, 2019micro1039 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I almost didn't read this book. It started out good, then I started getting annoyed with Shelby. I picked the book up again, and read right to the end in one sitting. It made me laugh, cry, and realize how import the ones we love are to…
Jul 23, 2019peacebenow rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Story of Shelby and her fateful accident w/ best friend Helene. Shelby carries the blame for any and all harm done. This book is the story of how she eventually grows and redeems herself w/ the help of an Angel. Sometimes I found Shelby to…
Feb 09, 2019
Alice Hoffman captures the voice of a young woman in Shelby. To me the theme of this book wasforgiveness.
Nov 28, 2018SurreyLibraries_Reads rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Faithful is the tale of Shelby, a teenager who survives a horrific car accident that leaves her best friend in a coma and Shelby with depression, survivor’s guilt, and PTSD. Her promising young life takes an abrupt swerve into the dark and…
Jun 06, 2018charjojoneslibrary rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Once in a while you read a book that may seem like a slog at first. Or it may seem as though you are only reading to get to the end and find out what happens. But this is Alice Hoffman . . . and the plot twist took me by surprise and truly…
Feb 03, 2018
You're 17 and your best friend is killed in a horrific car accident. You were driving. Traumatized and consumed by guilt, Shelby retreats, into the basement and full-blown depression, smoking pot for relief. Mysterious anonymous…
Jan 03, 2018
Read it in one day. Best book I’ve read in awhile. Very satisfying read.
Oct 25, 2017KatTheGreat rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Faithful is one of my favourite reads of the year. Shelby survives a car accident that leaves her best friend in a near vegetative state. Her guilt from that night looms over her life for years to come, even as life pushes her into living…
Oct 11, 2017
Enjoyed this one. An easy read..kept you guessing as to outcome of characters. Yes, some parts predictable but still enjoyable.
Oct 09, 2017
Ten years ago, Shelby walked away from an accident that put her best friend in a coma. She can’t seem to move on and grow up and have a life - something that Helene will never have.
Oct 02, 2017writermala rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Alice Hoffman tells the story of guilt ridden Shelby Richmond in the novel "Faithful." It was so powerful it just about broke my heart. Shelby is driving when the car skids. She is alive but her best friend Helene becomes a vegetable and…
Sep 07, 2017morebooksplease rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I am a huge fan of Alice Hoffman's work but this novel left me wanting. It felt a bit predictable (something I have never said about any of her books!) and the main character hard to cheer for. A good enough read but not what I have come…
Jun 01, 2017JillBlumenthal rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I really had to push myself on the first 20 pages or so of this book -- the protagonist is at her lowest emotional point at the beginning, and it was depressing to read. However, I kept reading, and I'm glad I did -- Faithful was a good…
May 15, 2017ritarufus rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Shelby and her best friend are in a car accident and her friend dies. She blames herself and goes through years of guilt. She can never forgive herself and lives on the edge of society. She meets a guy and lives with him for years but is…
Mar 19, 2017mythoughts rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Nothing else existed until I finished this book.
Feb 15, 2017XkatX rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
To me this book was a heart twister about the painful (and rewarding!) journey of re-discovering one's self, hope, love and happiness. Very well written and highly enjoyable leaving the reader with a soothing and uplifting feeling (even…
Feb 10, 2017ontherideau rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Alice Hoffman novels are quicksand for me. In Faithful the postcards, bread crumbs, leading us on.
Feb 06, 2017laphampeak rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The narrative of the story may be YA but the theme is universal - to love and be loved. Alice Hoffman developed a young character who was devastated by loss and tragedy looking for redemption. She expresses, through the main character, a…
Jan 15, 2017pktab rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I had a hard time getting into this one and was not going to finish it. However, when I looked at the last few pages, I was intrigued and did end up finishing it. I agree it could have been a YA novel and that the ending was way too…
Jan 09, 2017brangwinn rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Wow, Alice Hoffman’s best book to date. I loved reading about a teen who thinks she’s nobody quietly evolve into a person with depth, compassion and knowledge, despite her never really thinking she’s somebody. If I were to use a adjective…
Jan 05, 20171_Great_Book rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Very much enjoyed reading about this young person's journey with living with guilt. It's happened to all of us in varying degrees, and learning to live with and move beyond an emotionally crippling ordeal takes some people a lifetime to…
Dec 31, 2016njon38 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
As a huge Hoffman fan I found this one wanting. A little too cliche'd, perhaps more a YA. A young girl has a car accident that puts her best friend in a coma and struggles to find a way to forgive herself.
Dec 27, 2016JCLLeeAnnB rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I love Alice Hoffman’s writing. Unlike many of her novels that take the reader to distant places and times, this story is set in contemporary Long Island . There are moments of quiet genius and bursts of Hoffman’s signature mystic…
Dec 05, 2016lola_jane rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Beautiful writing and language. Character-driven story of a young girl learning to forgive herself and live again.