Review: Katie Allen has a winner in Breaking the Silence
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 4, 2010
Katie Allen has jumped to the very top of my "must buy" list with Breaking the Silence. It is difficult to put into words just how much I enjoyed this book. It is everything that a contemporary romance should be, without any of the problems that most of them have.The characters are not just well developed, but supremely likeable. Jenny is funny, smart, secure in who she is, and although she would like a better love-life, she is complete without a man. Will is oh-so-hot, responsible, and kind, but also not perfect. In other words, they are real people.  The secondary characters are just as well written. You will find yourself rooting for Will, and wanting to go play in the "land of pez" with Jenny and Christian.The plot is excellent and realistic. Life isn't perfect, and neither is the course of Jenny and Will's relationship. Nor should life be a series of catastrophes, and Allen avoids this common pitfall. The romance between Will and Jenny is sweet without being sappy, and down-to-earth without being boring. The hot love scenes are just icing on the cake.Breaking the Silence is a fairy tale for adults, and one that I wish could be mine. I've got my fingers crossed for more excellence from Katie Allen in the future. (Maybe in the form of Christian's story?  Hint. Hint.)