Review: Absolutely Amazing!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 21, 2013
This was a really interesting story.  I wasn't exactly sure what I thought about the beginning at first, but I loved it once I realized what was going on.  Framing the start of the story through a series of letters between Lauren and Darren was not only really different and neat, but I loved the effect of it, too.  I don't think I've read a story that started with such an interesting premise in a long while.I honestly think I could have just kept reading the back and forth of letters, but the story does eventually end up going towards a more traditional narrative route, too.  What I liked most about that was the fact that Darren and Lauren never really had anything romantic going on at first, though.  I mean, they were friends before that, and there was some relationship tension on the fringe of that, but it kind of went the wayside.  With Darren joining the military and Lauren losing touch with him, it all kind of dies, except... then the letters begin.  They pick up from there, and their relationship seemed a bit more pure because of it.  There's nothing but words shared between them and past memories.In a way, I guess it kind of reminded me of Dear John by Nicholas Sparks.  It's not really the same, but I got that same sort of feeling during parts of it.The story progresses so well from there, too.  This is just a novella, but it packs a lot with the space it has to work in.  Just, overall, it's a wonderful story.  The letter parts are wonderful, when Lauren and Darren finally meet up, it's wonderful, and like... just all of it.  I can't even begin to describe how emotional and great this story is.  It touches a lot of chords and really makes you feel so much for the characters involved.I'd highly recommend checking out this story.  There's a lot going on and I think everyone can find something they love about it.  It's got a really classic, heartfelt and emotional feel to it.