Review: Wonderful Story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 11, 2013
**Copy kindly provided by author in exchange for honest review**What a great book this was.  I first want to thank Ann Garner for writing this book and for giving me the opportunity to read it.  I truly enjoyed this book.  It was a great love story, but also a story about a girl who learns to love herself and others.  It was great to see Delaney' s confidence grow.  It also kept me intrigued throughout the whole book.  I was enjoying it so much that I ended up staying up until 3am to finish it.  This is a pretty quick read...I was able to read it in one day.This story is about a broken girl, Delaney, who travels over 3000 miles to go to college in North Carolina to escape the terrors and secrets of her past.  I have to say I really liked Delaney,  she didn't annoy me like some heroines do.  Right off the bat you know that she is harboring a horrible secret from her past.  I was thankful that the author didn't make us wait until the end of the book to find out what the secret was.  We get bits and pieces throughout the story and then get the whole truth towards the end.  What happens to Delaney is horrific.  I was glad that the author didn't go into great detail of what happened...I think it was very well written because it gave enough detail that you knew what was going on but never to graphic to make it really disturbing.  I loved Delaney' s strength through the story...she had her moments of insecurity and self doubt, but who wouldn't.  I was glad she was trying to make a better life for herself.  Cole Marsh.....he was amazing.  I really liked his character.  Even though at one point I wasn't to happy with him, I understood why he did what he did.  I loved the support he showed Delaney throughout the book.  He is another I'll be adding to my bbf list.I also really liked the secondary characters in this story.  Grace was an amazing friend and roommate to Delaney.  Plus I loved their banter back and forth.  All the guys were great too.  I loved the family bond that Holden, Cole, and Grace had...they really had each others back.  Delaney' s mom was just horrible....talk about selfish and uncaring.  I was really glad to see her dad step up by the end of the bookMy only real complaint about the book was I wish it would've been in dual POV's.  I would have liked to know what Cole was thinking during the story.  Plus there were some minor editing issues but nothing major enough to deter me from enjoying this book.I would definitively recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a sweet love story and a story about a damaged and broken girl who learns to love herself and others.Favorite Line : " Sometimes second chances are better then the first."......Delaney