Review: A story of friendship, romance, sorrow and the journey down the road called life!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 25, 2012
A Bed Of Knives is an adult romance written by Elizabeth Jasper.My Review:This was a wonderful little read. Coming in at about two hundred and forty pages, we get to experience the lives of four friends as they graduate college and venture out into life. The characters were fascinating and so well written. All of their lives were anything but ideal and I could truly feel the fine line they each walked as they tried to overcome the obstacles life threw at them. Gina's story was heartbreaking as she suffered through the years of family problems, deaths and finally reconnection. I was totally hooked on Gina and Spiders story. Gina, Spider, Rose and Eddie's relationships, conflicts, misunderstandings and miscommunications kept me glued to this incredible read, wanting to hurry to the last page to see how it all ended.The story takes place in the present as well as the past, venturing back five years. The author did a terrific job in telling the individual stories of each character in both present and past and it was easy to follow, with no confusion as to where the story was at any given time.I also really loved the British vernacular throughout the book. Though Im a BBC tv addict and love all things British, you don't need to be familiar with the lingo to understand the slang or references as the author did an amazing job keeping the reader clued-in.However...Though I loved this story, I can honestly say I was a bit disappointed at the last few chapters. They seemed very rushed. All the build up that was created throughout the story came to a very abrupt and unemotional ending that seemed skipped over and half hearted.The Wrap Up:Though I didn't particularly like the rushed ending, overall I think this was an amazing look at four distinct and intersecting lives who experienced love, loss, family and friendship. I would love to see these characters five years from the ending and see how their lives progressed. This book is definitely worth a read!NOTE: I read this as a R2R with We ' YA Books! in Goodreads. As always, a special thank you to the mods and author for allowing me to participate.