Review: A great story with characters who feel real.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 8, 2014
Arsen is about Cathy and Ben, a married couple who are struggling to have a baby. After many miscarriages, they are both trying to sort through their feelings in different ways, and they are feeling more and more separate from one another. When Arsen, a hot playboy, comes onto the scene, Cathy finds herself drawn to him. As she starts an affair with him, she gets swept up in the feeling he gives her, and she eventually has to choose between him and her husband.My favorite thing about this book is that all of the characters felt like real people. There was no one that felt like a villain. Mostly, I just felt sorry for everyone. Cathy and Ben were both going through such a hard time with trying to have a baby, and they had no clue how to communicate with each other about it. And Arsen didn't set out with the idea of starting an affair or with the intention of trying to ruin a marriage; he was just a guy who was interested in a woman, and then it escalated to him having feelings for her. The whole story really just made me feel sad about life and the circumstances that people sometimes face.If infidelity or sexually graphic novels are bothersome to you, then this won't be for you. But it's a really great story with wonderful characters, and I think it's definitely worth reading.