Review: Refreshing Change of Pace
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 20, 2013
Something to Believe In was a refreshing change of pace." The name's Simon, Simon Silver and I can assure you that it's me you will be dealing with from here on out. "Something To Believe In is not your typical 'broken girl meets broken boy and is miraculously healed 'story. When Mackaela meets Simon it is hate at first sight. Mackaela has had a rough life, there is only one person she considers a friend or let's in, Mickey. He just happens to be a large part of Seattle's underworld, running drugs and prostitutes. Mackaela is his 'best ' employee, she keeps his biggest clients happy. Until one client takes things a little too far, and Mickey pulls her from that game. Having a few days off is a relief for Mackaela, until tragedy strikes and the only person available to lean on is Simon, Mickey's long lost brother, whom Mackaela has already decided she hates." Mackaela took a piece of my heart tonight, and truth be told, I didn't want that piece back, ever. "While spending time with Simon, in the midst of her grief, Mackaela realizes two things, that she may have judged Simon unfairly, and that he might understand what she's going through better than anyone. They both know that they have a lot of things to work out for themselves before they can ever be good for anyone else. We watch as they both seek, and receive, closure for the things in their pasts. It is occasionally a fight to not use each other for a distraction, but their friendship is stronger because of it. When tragedy strikes again however, it may be too hard to be around one another." I want to see you happy and I want to keep you safe. I can't stay away from you any longer. It frightens me because I've never felt like this before, but I want it, whatever this is."Something to Believe In gets 3.5 stars from me. I really appreciated that Simon and Mackaela seemed real. Mackaela, while she had her self doubts, never thought she wasn't good enough, as we see in so many books. She did however know that she needed to work through her own issues before she could be good for another person. I loved that she did the work to get better instead of wallowing in self pity, as so many heroines do these days. I also appreciated that Simon supported her no matter what her decision, even if it meant he couldn't speak to her." You brought something in with you, like a light to my darkness and you were able to open me up in a way that I had never known with anyone. It was terrifying, it still is, because I doubt know what this pull is between us but I want to feel more. You make me... feel again. "It was refreshing to read a book where the hero and heroine didn't fall in love or into bed in the first few scenes of the book. The fact that Simon and Mackaela were able to form a friendship was important to me. Yes, there was always an underlying current of more, but they had a lot to do before they could be together in that way. They let those feelings take a back seat to the support they could give each other, while they faced their pasts." I care about you, Simon. I don't know what you did to me, or why I deserve a person like you in my life, but it's true. I care about you." " I care about you too Mackaela. You deserve everything wonderful and good. I want to be that for you."I wish that the end of the story was as strong as the beginning. The first, about 2/3 of the book, was full of angst and hard hitting issues, while the last part was almost all sunshine and unicorns. There were a few times (ahem, Britney) when I hoped that maybe something was going to happen but instead they just flitted away. Don't get me wrong, I love an HEA, but I'm all for a little conflict right up until that. That last part of the book really lost it for me. I am, however looking forward to Mickey's story, Something to Hold On To, the next book of the Silver series.