Review: A love story that is more than just boy meets girl. Its real, its raw and everything you want in a novel.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 28, 2014
This is one of those books that I am just going to start off with saying, you've got to read this. The subject matter is painful but Prescott Lane writes with beauty and understanding that will touch you and wrap you up in the pages.Peyton is broken. After surviving a horrific attack, she has closed herself off from all intimacy than those friendships that mean so much. She feels alone. An only child, her parents died when she was 6, her grandfather passed away and her grandmother is in a home. She lives her life making the pies from recipes passed down from her grandmother. Her pie shop takes a lot of her time and is the perfect way to hide, along with the baggie clothes she wears.Reed is the bad boy every mother warns their daughter about. He doesn't believe in relationships, doesn't sleep over and love is definitely not on the menu. He goes through women like nothing but yet somehow always comes out like the nice guy. But Reed is hiding some secrets too; secrets tied to his family, in particular his father.When Reed and Peyton meet, there are definitely fireworks. But Peyton is guarded and knows that she can't be what Reed needs. Reeds not willing to hear any of that, no woman has made him seek the companionship and true love concept like Peyton has.A tug of war ensues between Peyton and her heart, Reed and his patience. When secrets are forced to be revealed, will either one of them have the will to fight for what they want?A love story that is more than just boy meets girl. Its real, its raw and everything you want in a novel.