Review: Short, sweet, sad, sensual, heartwarming, good!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 18, 2012
There are a lot of words to describe this novella and the title of my post pretty much sums it all up. This book is the prologue to the Now and Forever series that follows a young woman, Callie, as she struggles to move forward in her life after she's had some pretty traumatic events.PROS: It's a good story with a little drama but not too melodramatic. You do root for Callie throughout the whole story and want her to be happy. There aren't that many love scenes (I think there are three) but they are not explicit or graphic. They are sensual and will catch you by surprise a little (in a good way).CONS: The story does seem to be rushed in a few areas. For example, another set of characters announced their engagement and there was a scene setting up for that but it just ended by the time the next paragraph started. Some of the dialogue between characters was really short and you wonder how close any of them really were in that story. (A lot of dialogue is implied.) It's never explained on exactly why Callie and her sister drifted apart other than time and distance. Also, it would've been nice if the contents of one of Kyle's letters was read.So this book is not necessarily a sweet romance but it's not too spicy for a sensual novella; it kinda falls in between the two. I think Ms. Joachim created a new category!This is a good book and I would recommend.