Review: Intense read from page 1!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 10, 2014
**Thank you to Cecilia Robert for sending this book in exchange for an honest review**If I had to describe this book in one word, it would be "intense".  There is so much going on from the very first page that you can't put it down.  From introductions to the main characters, Sophie - who is a independent (almost to a fault) twenty something, dealing with the loss of her parents and raising her teenage sister while trying to sort out debt from her parents to a scary "debt collector" and Rafael - a well-known (for many reasons Sophie will discover), extremely, good looking opera conductor with a very dark past, to the twists and turns of their story...it almost leaves your head spinning.  I love authors that write in the POV of both main characters and allow you to know what both are thinking and this book definitely does that.  The story does not slow down to allow you a convenient place to take a break.  As the story unravels we learn that Rafael is Sophie's long lost love whom she has mourned for most of her life believing he was dead all while Rafael kept an eye on Sophie waiting until he felt worthy to return to her.  The passion between the two drips from the pages...while I would probably never want to be in Sophie's position, I enjoyed reading about it.  Great read.