Review: Contradictory
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 12 16, 2013
This book was an interesting mix of entertainment and 'what the heck!' unrealism.Logan is an abused wife who flees one day taking her son, a suitcase and little cash. She has endured years of physical, verbal and emotional abuse but the straw which breaks the camels back comes when her toddler son finds her beaten unconscious and her worry about the psychological effect on him. Really? What about his daily exposure to the toxic and unhealthy environment his parents live in? No affection, no casual conversation, nothing in fact that mirrors a whole and healthy relationship?What was also odd was that she had no contact with friends or family, no one to enquire or at least show concern. How did this happen? It's clear in the book that though born in France she had lived in the US since her teens and had family there. So I must say story development in this part of the book was seriously lacking and full of holes.Anyway she flees with her son like someone out of a witness protection scheme, holing up in a small town, in a small apartment, no furniture (to speak of) no money and no job.Lucky for Logan a ministering angel appears in the form of a kindly neighbour (I forgot her name) who helps her find a great job and tries unsuccessfully to hook her up with men.Somewhere along the line Logan's son acts up (only once, a plot device designed to bring her in contact with the love interest, Jackson, a teacher at her son's school. I say plot device because after the build up: the son had done some potentially serious stuff at school and had been suspended, he magically became this good understanding kid and we never heard anything more about his obvious psychological troubles!) Again, more work needed here Ms Tailor.The story comes to life oddly enough with the development of Logan and Jackson's relationship. It's sweet, tentative, a little dramatic and really seemed to flow organically. Jackson was well written as a nice guy who fell for the mysterious, damaged Logan.Logan was also nicely fleshed out as a bundle of contradictions, scared of her own shadow but drawn to Jackson.Sadly the book was badly let down by the anti-climatic end when Logan finally confronts the man who made her life hell for years! The reasons behind his abuse were crazy and made Logan appear dumb, clueless and totally lacking in self-esteem.I also deducted a star for poor editing & for the unnecessary, redundant cliff-hanger at the end as I am a firm believer in a stand alone book. All the author needed was another 5-10 pages hashing out the end and tying things up neatly for the reader.It was not a bad book overall and it's very possible the author has potential. Only time will tell.