Review: You have to read this!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 15, 2014
Im not completely sure how I feel about this title. While there are many things I loved there were somethings that drove me crazy. I was once told that no matter how well a review is written that writer only sees the negative. But im hoping against hope my issues were somewhat intentional.Cora lost her mom early and was sent to live with her aunt. Once her aunt died her uncle began to fancy her and after years of abuse Codra walks out and runs away. Now years later living under the name Andra works on a ranch in Colorado. Shes been pretty good at being Andra. However things change when Julian rents a room on the ranch. He manages to somehow break down her walls. Heres the thing I dont believe they were that reinforced. To me Cora/Andra played at being tough, like she was trying to convince everyone that she wasnt as fragile as she really is. And this bothered me soo much. Considering she constantly referred to her Uncle by “the monster”. So my hope is that we as readers are supposed to see who she really is despite who she tries to show everyone else who she is.Julian knows how to get to her. They has a sweet romance. And I kept waiting for their drama.. I waited and waited and waited. And when it finally arrived it was a breath of fresh air. What I expected to happen didnt happen, well it did but in a different way.I really want more of you to read it because I have no one to discuss this with! I would love to hear other thoughts on this book! Barbetti youve written a wonderful book club read.