Review: Beautiful, Romantic Story with a Classic Feel
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 17, 2013
A Prior Engagement  was a beautifully written, contemporary romance that centers around two college seniors: Everleigh and William. The two meet in Professor Lang's classic British literature lecture. The feeling of the classics seems to weave itself into the two's budding love story. For me, that meant that it took a little bit of time to get into the book, but it paid off so big in the end. It is a gorgeous look at true love; love that can really accomplish all.Scott writes beautifully, in a way that is almost lyrical and very visual. At times, I felt almost like like I were watching William and Evie's story play out in front me, rather than reading it. Her characters jumped off the page, coming alive, which for the reader is about the best compliment I can pay.I do not want to give away too much of the story. However, Evie and William's love story is not an easy one. It is wrough with heartache, fear and many, many challenges. But it's uplifting, hopeful and beautiful. For me, it felt like how love stories really happen. Life is never easy, and sometime you have to save your true love from horrible circumstances.One of the things I loved most about this story was that Scott gave us a peek into their happy ending. The story does not just end with "I love you", instead we get to see so much of Evie and William's life. It was almost like opening a treasured photo album or a journal.All in all, it was a beautiful story, with a classic literature feeling. I truly loved this book.