Review: LOVED IT !!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 8, 2014
Starburst “Star” Bloom hasn’t lived a good or happy life.  Neglected and abused as a young child, she never felt true love besides the unconditional support from her best friend, Seven.  Seven and Star relied on each other in their youth and became lovers as they grew up.  Although both women love each other the time comes where they decide to move on and remain strictly platonic.“I couldn’t keep her forever, because Seven was never mine to begin with.  Even if she is all I’ve ever wanted.”Finding Willow takes place parallel and shortly after the events in Hers.  Star leaves fast-paced New York on a journey of healing, self-discovery, and to track down the baby she was forced to give up eleven years ago.  Along the way she faces her traumatic past, makes a new friend, becomes clean, and finds unexpected love in the form of sexy badass Chrome.  However, her lead to Willow results in a dead end- will she find her long lost baby or is she gone forever?This book has done it for me- I’m now invested in the series.  I loved all of the characters in this book, even the minor ones.  Star has such low self-esteem in the beginning of the book that it is easy to sympathize with her and care about her journey.  Although I didn’t agree with all of her actions I was rooting for Star the whole way!Chrome was an enigma as we don’t really learn much about him besides what his brother, River tells to Star.  However, Chrome definitely made me swoon even though there were some twists and turns with how he comes to stay in Star’s life.The material in this book contains some serious topics and may not be suitable for all readers.  In the beginning there is a scene of childhood sexual abuse and subsequent memories of abuse throughout the story.  I believe the author tackled these topics with tact and a realistic yet heartbreaking depiction of the aftermath followed by a reclamation of one’s worth and dignity.  Reading a topic like this is definitely hard but watching the character blossom and reclaim her life made this book a top read for me.for more reviews visit welovekink(dot)comreviewed by Regan