The only people who have ever cared about him are his two ‘brothers”, Beckett and Cole.Īll three brothers were in the foster care system together and all three have a dark violent and tragic past.
He has been in and out of foster care for years….struggling with mental illness and abandonment issues, Blake is broken. They start a casual friendship which grows to affection, passion, and eventually love. When she stops the people from bullying him, he has hope….hope that he can finally talk to her.įrom the moment they meet their lives will never be the same. She smiles at him 446 times and counting. He has nothing to offer anyone but his love…no one in the train station ever really sees Blake, except Livia…she she’s him. When she sees some people bullying him one morning she doesn’t think twice about doing the right thing and stepping in to stop it.īlake Hartt is 25 years old and homeless.
Livia McHugh takes the train into NYC every day to her college and every day she sees a homeless man sitting in the station watching her. Poughkeepsie is a dark modern day Cinderella story with a distinct classic Romeo and Juliet feel. This book was so many additives it was hard to pick just one: spellbinding, elegant, lyrical, breathtaking, magical….beautiful. Since this will probably be my last review of the year, I am thrilled to say I went out on a high note–the book was hands down phenomenal….one of the best I have read this year and I don’t say those sorts of things lightly. Which was why I thought about waiting to review Poughkeepsie until after the new year….but I simply couldn’t forget the haunting cover and mysterious title….for some reason I just couldn’t get the book out of my mind, so I agreed to review.
When I am reading I generally like to escape the real world and retreat into a world of happily ever after….I guess I’m saying I need to be in a mood to read contempo lit LOL :). Many of the characteristics of contempo lit are feelings of hopelessness, questioning a world that lacks past assurances (happy endings etc). I am normally not a huge fan of contempo lit, let alone contempo romance, I feel like contempo lit generally leaves the reader feeling disturbed. When I first read the summary, I was not sure that this novel was entirely in my general review genre and I was not sure how the story would fit together as it sounded abstract.
I feel absolutely privileged to review this novel, the cover alone is completely breathtaking and haunting…I couldn’t help but say yes to a review. There is only one word to describe Debra Anastasia’s novel Poughkeepsie….elegant.
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