Two half-sisters, sent to live apart from each other after the death of their mother and father/step-father. One to live with her biological father, the other now an orphan, to live with relatives she doesn't really know. Each girl must make choices in her life, each needing reassurance from the other. But, what happens while they are apart? How do they deal with that, and what happens when betrayal comes into the picture? Will these sisters find in each other "A Soft Place to Land"?
We all really enjoyed this book, and were happy to win our copies here. Our discussion covered things like: choices parents make without really thinking (guardianship), bonds between sisters (siblings), the effects the death of parents have on children, betrayal, and forgiveness. It would be great to have a sequel to tie up the loose ends.

A Soft Place To Land was a good read. The author used great detail in telling the story of two sisters whose lives are forever changed by the death of their parents. The author is able to keep the reader guessing as to what might happen next.

The synopsis was misleading, the main characters were annoying, the ending was too abrupt, and there was very little to support the idea that they were ever great sisters.

Yes, conflict is important in drama, but I want to like at least a little the people I'm reading about, and neither of the sisters (and certainly not the boyfriend) were likeable or sympathetic. It felt like the author was so in love with her characters that she forgot to show the reader why they should love them as well.

I did like some of the supporting characters (Mimi, Robert, and Dara), and her location descriptions were very good, so I will look at some of the author's other work, but I don't recommend this one.

This book was a hard read that never really took off nor had an ending. If I did not have to talk about it at the book club, I would have stopped reading it.

I read the first 2/3 of the book, and on advice from my fellow book club members, I didn't bother to finish it. I found the characters annoying, and the story line was uninteresting.

It opened a few points for a good discussion with our group. But did find it kind of slow reading and the ending was a little disappointing

I did not enjoy this selection. I found the main character whiny and shallow. The writing did not compel me or propel me forward. I never felt the sympathy that should come for someone who suffers loss at a young age.

The author is all over the place in this book. She never develops the characters for you to get a chance to fall in love with any of them. The ending is dumb. I ended up skimming some of it; there is just a lot of "non-important" material I wish she replaced with actually evolving the story. It was so slow. If I wasn't reading it as part of a book club, I never would have finished!

Didn't really find the characters developed enough to really care about their outcomes.

Once you start reading you dont want to put it down until it is done. The girls relationships change over the course of time and its hard to choose sides sometimes and to have your own bearings you want to choose...but its not always right. This story with tug and pull you in different directions but you will most surely have a soft place to land.

but it was decent. It kept us all interested. Interesting characters. Not dissapointed that I read it.

The book was hard to empathize with the characters. It seemed to grag at times. Also not everyone has the authors political views.

Our book club was not impressed and several quit reading midway through.

Hard to empathize with the characters.

This book was extremely boring. It was very difficult to read. There was never anything that would make me want to turn the next page. This is probably the most boring book I've ever read in my life.