Take Me There by Susane Colasanti

Rhiannon, Nicole, and James are three friends in New York City – three friends with problems. Rhiannon is having trouble getting over her recent breakup with her boyfriend Steve, and she’s desperate to get him back. Nicole is also getting over a breakup, but she was the one who instigated this one. The reason for this lies rooted in Nicole’s past and a secret she’s not ready to reveal. James’ love life is pretty bland. He’s got a hot girlfriend, but that girlfriend is insanely jealous of James’ close friendship with Rhiannon and thus dumps him. It takes a little prompting from an elderly neighbor for James to realize who he’s truly in love with. Together, these friends will battle mean girls, old demons, and find who they really love.

I loved Susane Colasanti’s writing style of alternate narrators in her first novel When It Happens, but in this one, I felt it was a little two much with the three narrators. It got a little confusing with three points of view of the same event occurring, especially because it was about 50 pages later. Another issue I had was that there was just a little too much going on in the novel. There were the boyfriend/girlfriend problems, the family problems, and the secrets. It was a little too much for me. However, even though there were a couple aspects of the novel I disliked, I loved the rest of it. The characterization of each friend is excellent, and I really felt I got to know Rhiannon, Nicole, and James. They each have a unique story, all of which I loved. Susane Colasanti has a way of weaving each of their stories together to create this fantastic novel.

Although I liked When It Happens better, I still loved Take Me There. Anyone who wants to read about perfect true love should definitely read Susane Colasanti’s novels and also look out for her upcoming novel, Waiting For You.

Rating: 3.75

Review copy from personal collection