Review: Another Winner winner chicken dinner!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 28, 2013
As an established fan of Donya-Lynn's work I have to say I have been looking forward to this next installment for a while. After purchasing ROTA (a few days earlier than anticipated!) I did what I do best. I apologized to my husband and the kids for being absent for the next 48 hours and locked myself away with my "New release survival kit" (tissues, wine, various food choices and my Laptop). Now I will admit I did read the book twice. Just to make sure in my excitement that I didn't miss anything. And so after a reading marathon...I give you...My review.The Good (GREAT!)One of my favorite things about this series and the way Donya Lynne writes is that she brings out the hard core subjects that are very real life issues and does so with compassion and understanding. some of these things in previous books include things like physical abuse, drug addiction, homophobia, and the loss of a spouse (or mate). This story is no different as we see the two main character's struggling with their past and letting go. I connected with Gina (the leading lady) on a deeper level than the other's in this series because she and I have very similar experiences. Without giving to much away *slight spoilers* where as Malek was dealing with the loss of his first mate Gina was dealing with the devastating experiences of domestic violence. her internal dialogue as a survivor and the guilt was very much (for me) spot on. The healing for both of them seemed genuine and very much organic in that they didn't just jump in but had to have help from an outside party.I also loved the bevy of new character's that we meet in this novel and look forward to learning more about them in this world.grammar and spelling were not (as far as I could see) an issue and she didn't use the over used cliché's that I have seen so much of lately (no one's womb clenched and liquid heat was not an issue...thank God.)The Criticism (my one wish)The one and only thing for me that I do wish had been included was a possible trigger warning about the discussion of rape and abuse. Nothing that was written was horrid and overly explicit and it was needed in this story and done with grace. Maybe something in the books blurb. And that is pretty much it for the criticism I have for this book.I will absolutely recommend this to friends.