Review: Interesting debut novel
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 15, 2014
When I first started reading this story, I didn't really know what to expect. I thought it was going to be intense, instead we get a more sweeter story.It all starts when Wren Riley returns to Birdseye, her hometown, to deal with her family's estate. She wants it sold as quickly as possible, so she can return back to Chicago. When she receives a letter from her father through the lawyer, it's a bit of a wake up call for Wren. She thought she had it all figured out, knew exactly what she wanted in life and when she meets Laurie it confuses her even more.Lawrence Byrd has gone through some major pain in life himself. After loosing his fiancée and one of his army friends, he's just been going with the flow instead of really living. When he meets Wren, it's the first time he starts feeling hopeful again. The connection is obvious there between them and they care a lot about each other, but they live in totally different worlds. Wren and Laurie will have to decide what they really want from life.I really liked the crane letters Laurie writes and leaves behind at random places. When Wren accidentally finds some of those birds, she unknowingly gains more insight to where Laurie is coming from. He really is such a good guy. His heart is in the right place and he's so sweet. You definitely root for his happiness.Wren was also interesting, but I had more trouble connecting with her. She is very much focused on herself and what she wants, sometimes I even wondered if she really liked Laurie much as she wasn't really showing it. The words were there, but her actions weren't backing it up. Luckily she will see the error of her ways.I also have not much an idea of time span during this story. Sometimes the transitions between scenes were so abrupt, I got the feeling weeks had passed as one moment they are fighting and the next scene they're all lovey-dovey.Overall an interesting debut novel. The characters are what puts it apart from other romance novels and it had an unique plot. It was not an intense, fast read, but rather a more slower and sweet story. Besides the bird trivia you learn from this, are great random facts to impress your friends.*I received a copy from the author in exchange for an honest review*