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Sabrina's Window is an amazing book. It was the perfect break I needed from all the paranormal romance, and YA books, I had been reading, reviewing, and writing. As literary fiction goes, this one is as accessible and readable as it gets. It's a story that could have easily been told in a more pretentious way, but by choosing the relatable and simple prose he did, Al Riske penned a sure fire winner.

The unlikely relationship between seventeen year old Joshua and thirty something Sabrina felt natural and organic. It was sweet and endearing, and never once made me feel uncomfortable. It was told in such a way that I found myself almost wishing they would buck convention and get together. Or at least that Sabrina would wait for Joshua to "come of age". This was in fact a coming of age book, but so much more as well.

It was a story about human nature, societies conventions, and the pain of loss. Every chapter brought new revelations into each character and what drove them. It was a richly woven tapestry of everyday life, as beautiful and striking as the desert backdrop it took place in. Riske didn't take the easy way out. He faced the relationship between the two head on, and where he could have left it alone and innocent, he pushed the boundaries as far as he could. Without making me as a reader uncomfortable. The changing points of view, the connection to the characters, the deep understanding of different life stages, all of it made this book flow seamlessly and swiftly. Leaving me wanting more. I found myself thinking about the relationships long after I had put the book down.

I take away lessons from every book I read. Whether it's a lesson about myself, about writing, about the world, a good book challenges you to think. And this one did.

I highly recommend Sabrina's Window, and give it five stars. Accessible and thought provoking. You can't go wrong.


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Sabrina Window Al Riske 9781935462538 Books Reviews

This book centers around two main characters, a 17 year old teenager named Josh and a 31 year old hairdresser named Sabrina. Josh’s life intersects with Sabrina’s when he breaks her window while trying to deliver her newspaper. He wants to make retribution for it and they end up developing a complicated but interesting relationship. The characters in the book are well developed and intriguing.

I really did enjoy this book, however I kept waiting for something MORE to happen. The plot was a little bit slow paced and I felt there could have been so much more done with it. Sabrina’s Window reminded me a little bit of the book “The Reader” by Bernhard Schlink but without the sexual scenes and focus on the romantic relationship.

Bottom line – worth reading.
I have a bone to pick with Al Riske, author of Sabrina's Window. I'm all for cliffhangers, but dude. Seriously. You didn't just leave me hanging, you left me clinging by my shattered fingernails to the edge of an abyss.

The premise of Sabrina's Window is a good one seventeen-year-old Joshua breaks thirty-one-year-old Sabrina's window with an errant newspaper toss, and a friendship is forged. He pays her back by helping her with yard chores, and she tries to help him with girls. Joshua is dating Ronni, Sabrina dates Barry. Both relationships are unsteady at the moment; Joshua and Ronni seem to want different things, while Sabrina might be hung up on an ex.

In the book's summary, we're told that Joshua and Sabrina go out on a date, but really, all they do is go to dinner. Their fellow townspeople, however, think it IS a date, and that starts tongues wagging. But this thread is dropped quickly, if not unsatisfactorily, in lieu of pursuing bigger issues that confront Joshua and Sabrina. Can he figure out his way around girls, and can she allow herself to settle down and be happy?

All the while, their friendship progresses "The really remarkable part, he supposed, was that he didn't feel shy or awkward around Sabrina - at least not as shy or as awkward as he normally did around, let's face it, any attractive female. He trusted her. Right away. He could tell she had a good heart and wouldn't hurt him. He could expose himself without feeling vulnerable."

Sabrina's Window is a love story of sorts, but not in the way you're thinking. Yes, there is love, and yes, there are passionate feelings, but Al Riske takes us in different directions than we perhaps expect. There isn't really a climactic scene or event; the story just unfolds, in a sleepy, unhurried way, reflecting, in a way, its setting of Taos, New Mexico.

But it's frustrating. It isn't that I demand closure; I enjoy books that leave you guessing as to what happens next. Sabrina's Window, though, REALLY leaves you hanging. Not only will you have no idea what will happen to Sabrina and Joshua, you won't have any idea where to begin. Oh, sure, Riske gives us some hints, but given the direction of the story, you can't be certain you really know anything. It's frustrating. Really frustrating.

I don't like happy endings slapped onto books, but in this case, no ending is almost as bad.

Or maybe it's that I just really enjoyed the way Al Riske writes, so when he ended his story so abruptly, he left me wishing for more. I look forward to reading more of his work.

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Sabrina's Window is an amazing book. It was the perfect break I needed from all the paranormal romance, and YA books, I had been reading, reviewing, and writing. As literary fiction goes, this one is as accessible and readable as it gets. It's a story that could have easily been told in a more pretentious way, but by choosing the relatable and simple prose he did, Al Riske penned a sure fire winner.

The unlikely relationship between seventeen year old Joshua and thirty something Sabrina felt natural and organic. It was sweet and endearing, and never once made me feel uncomfortable. It was told in such a way that I found myself almost wishing they would buck convention and get together. Or at least that Sabrina would wait for Joshua to "come of age". This was in fact a coming of age book, but so much more as well.

It was a story about human nature, societies conventions, and the pain of loss. Every chapter brought new revelations into each character and what drove them. It was a richly woven tapestry of everyday life, as beautiful and striking as the desert backdrop it took place in. Riske didn't take the easy way out. He faced the relationship between the two head on, and where he could have left it alone and innocent, he pushed the boundaries as far as he could. Without making me as a reader uncomfortable. The changing points of view, the connection to the characters, the deep understanding of different life stages, all of it made this book flow seamlessly and swiftly. Leaving me wanting more. I found myself thinking about the relationships long after I had put the book down.

I take away lessons from every book I read. Whether it's a lesson about myself, about writing, about the world, a good book challenges you to think. And this one did.

I highly recommend Sabrina's Window, and give it five stars. Accessible and thought provoking. You can't go wrong.