Review: Awkward Romance & Overcoming Adversity
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 6, 2013
An over-achiever from a dysfunctional family and a rising star with a life-threatening ailment. Great story about awkward beginnings and overcoming personal problems and handicaps. One is shy Great because of fame and the other from lack of people skills & personal desirability. Overcoming their personal feelings and connecting makes a very interesting story. Also, watching the main female character blossom and acknowledge her feelings was the highlight of this book. It also goes to show you that even though people seem to have it all, that isn't necessarily so..The only problem I had with this story is that the main female character was so shocked when she realized that the man next door was in the hospital recovering from major surgery. When she first realized she had a new neighbor, she mentally thought about the fact that the space was owned by the hospital and how it had been used for hospital related persons in the past (ie: visiting doctors, families of critically ill patients, etc). So, her being a doctor and aware of this, why didn't she question his reason for being there. Or at least at some point mentally acknowledge what she should have surmised from his presence in that apartment.It was a heart warming, romantic story, with all the above going on and a happy ending. I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it to others. I really liked the part about his therapy, it gives hope that even drastic impairments have a chance of being overcome or improved. That with hard work, determination and knowledge many things are achievable. Janice M