Review: Low romantic content, but with emotion
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 2, 2014
On the whole I enjoyed this but I admit I found it steady at times. If NA angst with frustration and heartfelt moments is what you are after, then this is that, although it is a little low on the romantic content and of you're expecting intimacy, it's closed door. But stir my emotions it did and I found myself wanting to punch our leading lady's friends, wanting to shake some sense into her (stick with me, I'm not really violent) whilst feeling for our couple.So, the frustration. Natalie is a sheep. Some of her 'friends' are just awful; unlikeable, self-centred, shallow bullies who see someone being different as their god-given right to ridicule. And rather than being the better person and telling them to jog on, Natalie spends her teenage years, and to some degree her adult ones, lowering herself to their level. Jack Moreland was labelled as different. But when Natalie gets to know him away from her so-called friends, she discovers a wonderful young man who steals her heart. The old adage chicks before.... yeah you know the one, certainly shouldn't have applied (I would've kicked them to the kerb long ago) yet in a way it did and hearts were broken.5 years on and Jack is a successful musician with people desperate to know where his writing inspiration comes from. Hearing the words, realisation hits Natalie and when their paths cross she is desperate to make amends. This is when the frustration started to dissipate and my heart went out to them both. Natalie is foolish but Jack is a wonderful man, true to himself and has fought for his dreams and it will take more than an apology to earn his forgiveness."All I wanted was for you to want to be with me more than you were scared of what your friends would think"Alternating between the past and the present, it gave a real insight into Natalie and Jack's relationship. That said, I would've liked more made of them reacquainting but they were a couple I wanted to find their way back to one another and although I was a touch disappointed by the lack of romance, it was still a good overall read and I'd happily read more from Stephanie Monahan.I received a copy of this courtesy of Entangled publishing via NetGalley for an honest & unbiased opinion