Review: Interesting read
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 21, 2014
Choices was definitely an interesting read. It featured Laurel, a forty-something mother of three who was in an emotionally abusive marriage with Paul and feeling neglected. The counterpart? Her friend's 27-year-old son, Brandon,who happens to be super hot. Her past is no different from her present, but his is kind of dark and murky in certain areas.As things with her alcoholic and often missing husband escalate, she falls right into Brandon's arms. To her credit, she did fight it at first, and Laurel was very easy to relate to usually. She starts making spontaneous, irrational decisions, doing anything she could to be with Brandon, and finally realizing her marriage had ended a long time ago. Laurel deals with nosy and chaos-inducing friends, Brandon's dark past, her own children, a romance that turns into something serious fast, and lots of jaw-dropping and unexpected plot twists.So why not 5 stars?This book has the potential to be a 5+ stars, but the dialogues killed it for me. I found it to be a bit unrealistic. Honestly, I enjoyed the book and the story line immensely, but I rolled my eyes a lot during the dialogues. Especially at Laurel, who I felt like smacking constantly, especially around certain points which I can't give away.Complimentary copy received in exchange for review.