Review: Fantastic book!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 25, 2014
Something MissingHazel RobinsonI LOVED this book, I loved the angst and emotional turmoil that went with this book. Becoming a ward of the state when she was 10, while typically unlikely she was adopted by a family who were not so nice to her, from there she went to a home even worse. She lived a tragic childhood that most of us can not even begin to be able to relate too. She is broken, shattering seemingly beyond compare and doesn’t feel as if she is worthy of love or a normal life.  The one person she regrets leaving behind is her childhood friend Max.  She moves back home and into her grandmothers old house and runs into Max, who never left, again.  They start a whirlwind romance and Max wants to “fix” Susan.  Instead of trying to stand by her side and hold her hand he surrounds her with bubblewrap to seclude her from her past, her memories and his love. This story is more than just a love story between a man and a woman (though it is that) but it’s a story about finding family.  Family doesn’t have to be blood and genetics. Beth and Polly were two fantastic supporting characters, Beth being Max’s mom and Polly being the person when Susan breaks, puts her back together to the best of her ability. I am intrigued to read the next in the series to see how their relationship pans out and how Susan learns to stand on her two feet. But a great read and highly recommended.