Review: *facepalm*
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 12 23, 2011
This book started out with 2 interesting characters who might just be perfect for each other (it is a romance novel, after all) but face a long road before they get there.  The writing is not bad: she brings the characters to life in the initial chapters, setting the stage for what could be a complex story of growth and healing.  Her writing style is pleasant to read - not choppy or overly simplistic, and her wording is varied without sounding like she's trying to throw in words that don't fit just to show off.  i had some hope.  i did.At least in the start.  At this point, i don't think i can even finish this book without heavy drinking.For a book that deals with the human heart and the healing of emotional wounds, the author just... falls completely short.  i would wonder if she has ever actually met or spoken to a woman who has survived an abusive relationship, even once.  The idea that a woman who has been so savagely abused in so many ways that she was driven to desperation and violently fears and distrusts all men can just simply choose overnight to blindly trust everything and everyone and throw herself into glee after a matter of a mere 3 months is beyond my ability to suspend disbelief.  Not to mention the many times Our Hero mentally compares her to a child while struggling to control desire - wow creepy.  While i am all for believing in the healing power of love and the discovery of true passion...  Our Heroine lusting after our hero like a cat in heat is a bit much - the author is trying to create anticipation and tension and it comes off as just... kind of gross, not to mention the above mentioned completely unbelievable personality switch.If you need the author to have and maintain any sort of grasp of the characters you are supposed to identify with (which i clearly do) i would suggest you skip it.  Wish i had.