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Megan's Way

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This book was given to me via the author for a honest and fair review, and part of her summer tour promoting the book which will be made into a movie. We open up learning something about Olivia and Megan. Megan is suffering from Cancer and knows her time is running out. She tries to deal with it best she can not always sure she is making the right choice. She starts out trying to distance herself from her daughter knowing that it would make it easier when she was no longer around. Olivia hates this idea, she was so close to her mother before the Cancer struck her why is her mother pushing her out now? Megan holds deep secrets that impact her friends and family, and keeps them hidden away until she is no longer around to answer the heated questions.

Oh my gosh what a great book, with everyone holding secrets of their own. Holly hiding a deep secret from both Megan and Jack. Jack and Megan with their secret from Holly. Megan with her own secret from everyone including her daughter until it was too late. Even Olivia has her own secret. I love how they each tried to honor Megan in their own way. Definitely a book I would recommend to anyone looking for a great in depth book of mother and daughter and close friends.

A Tearjerker...

Love, Friendship, Joy


I never try to think what a new book may be about before I pick it up to read. From the front cover I knew it must be spiritual, but I just wasn't prepared for the tears... Actually, I don't think you can prepare for crying but I used to try sometime...I wouldn't watch movies that I thought would bring tears...wouldn't attend public events where I might cry... To me, tears were indicative of my period of job burnout--a time when my body and mind had just had experienced so much that all I could do was cry. That's been years ago though I still cry easily but today's tear are normally those of joy. Quite a different set of feelings...

In Melissa Foster's book, I found the joy and cleansing of tears... How beautiful!

Megan was dying. Her cancer had moved into her bones and there was nothing that could be done. The doctor had given her a variety of pills that would help reduce pain and prolong life, but death was still soon...

The only concern Megan had was for her daughter, Olivia. She had already made arrangements for her to be adopted by her best friends Holly and Jack. They, together with Peter, had been friends of Megan since long before she had a daughter. In many ways, they were much closer than family and loved and depended upon each other so much. It was natural that Megan had turned to them to ensure Olivia would be cared for.

But there were other reasons why Megan turned to Holly and Jack. Secrets that she had never shared with anybody.

The problem was that all three of her friends also had secrets that could now come to the surface in ways that could affect the rest of their lives... Holly, Jack and Peter were not only losing their beloved friend, they could potentially lose even more!

Megan was a single Mom. She had tossed out possibilities of who might have been the father, but had never shared it. Often, because of her illness, she would realize a need to explain the relationship with her daughter, so finally she wrote a letter explaining everything and hid it away. In the meantime, she had decided to stop taking her pills. It had been so bad, so hard for Olivia when she had first been diagnosed and treated, now, with no hope, she just wanted to save Olivia from the pain and anger which could extend for months and months...

Not a unique drama. This story plays itself over and over across the world and will continue to do so. It is the people, the characters involved in such a drama that makes just another story something that is more--more beautiful, more real, more naturally realistic. Foster has created a set of characters that we all must come to know. Becoming a Finalist in the Indie Book Awards is not a surprise. There is no way this book would not be separated out as special, fulfilling a need in all of us to know more about death and dying...and how we may find our own way to accept and overcome it! Foster takes us into the potential supernatural aspect of an individual's own will and then permitted fate to appear beyond that...allowing the Holy One of their Ritual to smooth out the edges that remained...

A truly joyful book...A Real tearjerker, like I said! One I consider a must-read for teens on up!

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Because of my work, much of the reading I do is non-fiction but every now and then I treat myself to a novel. I can honestly say that Megan's Way is such a good read that I couldn't put the book down! Melissa Foster's characters are so real and the drama of Megan's story actually left me breathless at times.

Megan's way grabbed my attention right from the beginning and held to the end. This is one of those books you can't put down. I enjoyed it completely. It took me through the entire emotional spectrum. Melissa Foster hit the mark with her first novel.

In Megan's Way, you follow a circle of friends who have been close for many years. Megan has cancer, and her cancer is held over everyone of her friends' heads. The lingering question, "Will she die?" is constantly on their minds as well as the readers. There are secrets you think you know, and then when they're revealed, you never saw it coming.

Melissa Foster has woven an intricate tale of five friends. You love them, you cry with them, you laugh at the memories, and you find yourself wanting to be part of their group and hating that they aren't real.

Before I bought this book I had followed it around different blogs. I remember reading that this was definitely a have your hanky ready read and I was not disappointed.

The Amazon synopsis states:

"What would you give up for the people you love?

When Megan Taylor, a single mother and artist, receives the shocking news that her cancer has returned, she'll be faced with the most difficult decision she's ever had to make. She'll endure an emotional journey, questioning her own moral and ethical values, and the decisions she'd made long ago. The love she has for her daughter, Olivia, and her closest friends, will be stretched and frayed.

Meanwhile, fourteen-year-old Olivia's world is falling apart right before her eyes, and there's nothing she can do about it. She finds herself acting in ways she cannot even begin to understand. When her internal struggles turn to dangerous behavior, her life will hang in the balance.

Megan's closest friends are caught in a tangled web of deceit. Each must figure out how, and if, they can expose their secrets, or forever be haunted by their pasts."

As I read this book I was amazed at how one individual could touch so many lives with their presence on this earth. This was a very emotional book for me and I think I went through at least a half a box of Puffs, but maybe that is what I needed. The various characters all examine their life choices, their regrets, secrets, and how they will deal with the loss of this amazing individual. Most people in their lifetime will experience a significant loss and I loved the way this wonderful character was able to help those left behind deal with their feelings.

The bottom line this was a beautifully written book with rich descriptions of the characters that was believable. These were characters I would like to have known in my life and Megan was a character I would have cherished as a friend. I would recommend this book to anyone who would enjoy a great story about and incredible woman's ability to touch so many lives, a good cleansing cry, and a resolution that lets you come away feeling good. The caveat being of course - have a big box of Puffs handy :)

Megan's Way by Melissa Foster is one of the most wonderfully written and lovely books that I have read! A beautiful and heart warming story of a Mother and her Daughter and the extraordinary relationship they have. A story about life long and real friendships that defy time. Megan's Way will make you laugh and cry and be amazed all at the same time. I fell in love with all the characters and the way their lives intermingle with each other is beautiful.

I loved this book and would recommend it to all readers, you will not be able to put it down. Thank you Melissa Foster for writing such a captivating and lovely book!!

This was a very moving story about friendship, dedication, love and struggle. The story really touched me... I laughed, I cried, and I found myself talking to the characters as if they could hear me!
Very well written, very relatable and enjoyable.
I highly recommend this along with Melissa Foster's other book "Chasing Amanda" - that's a totally different type of story but also wonderful!

I read this book from start to finish in a matter of hours. It is so powerful!! It is a story of a Mother's love of her daughter, her life, and friends. Secret's that effect all their lives, and the ebb and flow of a person living and dying with cancer. There are no words to really explain how I felt about this story. I can only recommend reading it and experience it's power and magic.

I enjoyed every page of this book. I related with the characters and wished I could have meet them. I did not want to put it down, although I had to. I think this is a great read and highly recommend it. Enjoy it!!