Review: Must read book!!!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 21, 2014
OK, so this review is going to be short and sweet.  I will not be regurgitating the same info about the book that you can read in the synopsis.  I will tell you what I liked and things that were less liked.  Obviously, you can tell that not much wasn’t liked by me since I gave it a 4.  So here goes…hope it’s coherent since it is 1:30 in the morning. ;-)Things I liked:  As I have come to expect with Elizabeth Lee’s writing, I always get my HEA by the end.  Well, with the exception of when she joins forces with one Caisey Quinn to write the Broken Heartland Series, but I digress.  *grrrrr*  This story was totally different from all of the books that Elizabeth has written so far.  It was definitely a bit heavier read because of the subject matter.  This was a job well done for writing out of her comfort zone.I thought she nailed the three main characters.  The chemistry between Piper and Ry was perfection, even after all those years.  The love that Ry, Piper, and Hadley shared was endearing.  I am glad that we will be getting more of Hadley’s story in There’s Fire.Things I missed:  Since I am like a total super fan of Elizabeth’s (just look at any review of mine for her), it was hard for me to adjust to this style of writing.  I found myself thinking while reading, “I miss the cheesy pickup lines, and all of the smarta$$ banter that she always so happily delivers.”  As soon as I thought that, she delivers (even if not to the same degree as normal).  I know this was intentional, again because of the subject matter, but I still found myself missing it.Things less liked:  There wasn’t much really that I didn’t like but I will say that Piper really irked me at times.  I thought she was this strong woman (and she is in most aspects) but then she started in with insecurities.  I didn’t like that she was always questioning how Ry felt about her.  Even when “that” happened, she was still questioning if she was wanted.  I mean, OBVIOUSLY SISTER!  But I guess when you are broken by your past it is hard to escape from it.Here is one of my favorite quotes/excerpt from the book:I brought my hands up to my face, feeling the threat of tears from wondering exactly how I’d ended up here.  My mother was gone.  My sister was broken.  Ryland had somehow been dragged into the middle of it.  My father, who I hadn’t seen in over a decade, was wrapping his arms around me in comfort.  If this wasn’t a Lifetime movie, I wasn’t sure what was. – Loc 2214