Review: Romance and Realism
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 18, 2013
Shane is still in PT, recovering from being blown up in Iraq.  He’s found the love of his life in Jen, one of his former nurses.  Jen is a survivor of an aggressive form of breast cancer.  Shane can deal with the scars, what he can’t deal with is losing Jen.  If his love is the cause of the cancer returning he’d never be able to live with himself.  As he sees it there’s only one course of action.Shane and Jennifer were introduced in BECAUSE OF YOU.  I have BOY but haven’t read it yet.  This in no way detracted from Shane and Jennifer’s story for me.  Enough of their backstory was effectively conveyed so unobtrusively that I never felt lost.ANYTHING for you is emotionally powerful and raw at times.  Shane and Jen were so realistically portrayed that there was a time or two that felt almost voyeuristic as they dealt with their fears.  Jen is lucky to have a friend like Laura.  She commiserated with ice cream and sympathy but it didn’t stop her from jerking a much needed knot in Jen.  That’s what true friends do.  The resolution was perfect and in keeping with the couple, their journey and their hopes for the future.Ms. Scott writes slices of life that never require a suspension of belief.  Love it.Reviewed by IvyD for Manic Readers