Review: Drop everything and Read this NOW! Sooo good!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 2, 2013
A 'you must drop everything and read this' kind of story. Luckily, I got to read an advance copy of Losing Francesca. One of the best stories I've read this year! It was so amazing, I read it in one night, a rare thing for me.I love how JA Huss writes, it's like emotions painted out with entrancing and flowing colors. This story was no exception. The blurb tells you what you need to know about the book and I have to say, every time I read this author's work, it's the definition of a mind bend. She's an expert at twisting the plot into so many directions, misdirections and mystery, you can be left utterly flabbergasted at the end result. You just don't ever see the ending coming.Francesca Sabatini, also known as the long missing/abducted Fiona Sullivan, is a girl full of secrets. I wasn't too sure what to think of her and she does get downright mighty annoying when she plants her feet to the ground and treats everyone in her adoptive family, The Sullivans, which she has just met, like they are her wardens. In a way, I can see why she feels that way, she's been torn from what she thinks is her blood family, even though the family she's with now are her family too, through adoption. How this all comes about is one insane ride.Brody is her love interest and one of the town's bad boys. His obsession with Fiona's disappearance 12 yrs ago continues, especially after meeting Francesca/Fiona when she is forced to return to the Sullivan's farm until she turns eighteen. He knows she's the girl he's dreamt about for years since they were best friends as little children. He's amazing- a gentlemen of sorts, dedicated to Francesca/Fiona in a way that makes me just swoon. Who wouldn't drool over such a fine man? Well Francesca can't resist either, and I can't blame her one bit. He's written out as a broken creature, but I don't see him as that shattered. With Fiona's return, he really comes into himself and the way he treats her, oh my, can I just say you will want a Brody too.As time goes on and Francesca's two lives and lies come to a flitting collision and she really starts to wonder if she even wants to leave and return to the only life she can remember. Her father sounds like a dangerous man who has some sort of power and makes her fear about her future, but we don't really see exactly why until we meet him. Seeing her interact with her adoptive family, along with Brody and the horses on the farm, which draw her in like magnets, makes me root for her to find a way to stay, even with the impending doom of another life sneaking up fast.Full of twists and turns to keep you guessing what's really going on, I absolutely loved this tale of love, family, discovery and what it means to follow your heart in adversity. Losing Francesca is a tale to stay with you late into the night and send your heart fluttering. You've got to pick this up when it comes out, soooo yummy!