Review: I just LOVE it!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 10, 2013
Let me start out with I don’t “do” romance, especially contemporary. Yes you can gasp, but I get bored really easy, so unless somebody is a werewolf, a really cool shifter of some sort, a reaper or zombie, or you can kill people with fire shooting out of your fingers or totally awesome swords, then I’m bored. I don’t know why this is. I’ve tried a LOT of genres, because I KNOW the writing is EXCELLENT, and I STILL just can’t do it…. BUT, I of course will always make an exception to my favorite authors, as I LOVE their writing and I want to support them. What a better way to support them than to actually read something else by them than what you normally read. EVERYONE KNOWS I’m obsessed with Ms H’s Dirty Blood series, I mean I’m ALEX’s ADVOCATE! I LOVE HIM! I absolutely LOVED Imitation. This one doesn’t fit the mold. But I’m a true fan, so I read it……Dammit, don’t you hate when you’re wrong? LOL I LOVED IT! I think it’s because I am so comfortable with Heather’s writing for every other book. It’s a wonderful story with a great plot line, and a very realistic tale. I had you didn’t I, saying how I get so bored. But seriously, if someone can make something that normally bores you into something you are totally invested in and completely want MORE of, then somebody give them a REALLY BIG AWARD…. Heather, I’ll ship that award to you soon LOL. This is a really emotional book. Another big part of why I read all those fantasy books is I have an emotional job and a very crazy, hectic life. I want to forget sometimes. But, this one, it makes me realize that I have a good life, with some wonderful people surrounding me. There’s so many emotions that this book revolves around, a lot of betrayal, and loss, and bitterness, because how do you keep your past that hurts so much from ruining the future that could heal you.Summer is your main female character who comes home from college to help her dad, because he’s going through a divorce with Summer’s mom. Summer’s very bitter, though she is so smart and really beautiful. She’s so mad at something she really didn’t have any control over. She can’t make or break the choices her parents have made. She didn’t HAVE to come home to help her dad, she chose that, and yet she’s mad about it. And yet, you still feel for her, because we all do things for the ones we love that don’t really make us happy. And then she meets Ford….. :)Ford is your male main character who is what I like to call the drifter. He’s HAWT, not Alex HAWT, but still really yummy, he’s smart, he does what he wants when he wants, he doesn’t do commitment. Dammit if he almost doesn’t give Alex a run for his money. I have to say, Summer brought out the goodness in him, and in turn, he’s helped her heal, and take that chip off her shoulder. They were a true couple. AND, you know when you have that guy who tells you he doesn’t do commitment, maybe you should take him at his word…. OR…. maybe he’ll fall in love and you’ll change his life while he changes yours. Sorry, you have to read to actually find out what happens. Just be prepared to cry :)What can I say other than WHAT A BEAUTIFUL STORY. What great writing. What excellent capabilities of story telling. Yes, this is a contemporary romance, but the characters made the story for me. The writing helped me open up to something I NEVER pick up. Hmmm, that should tell you something! This is one of those that no matter what genre you like, you should probably check it out, just because. There’s too many good things about this book to pass up. It’s like the olympics, perfectly executed… Can I give you a gold PAW :) LOL ok, I’ll stick with my, 5 ROMANTIC LOVABLE PAWS!