Review: Reflecting on Reflection
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 15, 2012
I had the opportunity to read Reflections through GoodReads Nexus Group R2R,  but this is a completely unbiased review.I didn't realize exactly what that this book was going to be about when I read it. For some reason, I thought it was going to have an element of paranormal activity in it. However, I was pleasantly surprised once I began reading. Heather is from a small town, and all she wanted to do was escape to a bigger city for college, even though it meant leaving behind her best friend, Creed, to do it. The author does a great job drawing the reader in from the very beginning. You feel as if you're actually experiencing all of the "new" college experiences with Heather.She falls for Nick, and the two  spend 6 months falling in love. When Heather wakes up one morning, she realizes something isn't right. She's in a coma, and has been for over 2 years. The rest of the book is spent filling in the back story of how college began, her romance with Nick, and trying to separate memories from her dreams. It's very interesting to find out how the reality of what was going on around Heather in her coma impacted her memories/dreams. For example, the author mentioned several times "2 years" in various situation, as well as the strong smell of rose perfume that a girl in one of Heather's classes wore (when in reality it was the smell of roses that were always on her bedside hospital table.The fact that Heather is able to come out of her coma in itself is shocking, but when she wakes up it's not Nick by her bedside it's Creed. Does Nick exist, or was he too a figment of her dreams? Life has gone on for the past 2 years without Heather. Where does she fit in? People have changed and grown and nothing will ever be the same.I thought it was very well written with Ms. Roberts, showing a gift for fleshing out her characters and pulling the reader into her fictional world. I didn't notice very many typos or grammatical errors, which is a HUGE plus.I really enjoyed the book, and have to say I'm on Team Creed!I'm looking forward to reading the next book in this installment.