Review: Cursive Connects Characters
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 14, 2013
This is Ms. Lane's debut novel. There's a nice balance of mystery, drama, and romance throughout this read. This is definitely for the over 18 crowd as once the spice kicks in, there's a lot of pepper!Aislynn has put her career as a psychiatrist on hold. Her life was disrupted and she just needs to pause for a while. She's wanted to write since she was a young girl, so this seems like the perfect time to do that. At this point in time, she's in San Diego staying with her good friend, Ellie, who is an interior designer. Ellie has met a great guy, Evan, who happens to have a gorgeous friend. Aislynn and Jace go on several non-dates with the two love birds. It's not long before they decide that they might just need to explore their heart's desires, too.Both Jace and Aislynn have had some recent life altering events. The reader is slowly led into the light as to what happened to each of them. Due to these events, they both have concerns about getting into a relationship right now as they both know they have some issues to work out. But isn't that how life sometimes happens? Sometimes love sneaks in when you don't think you are quite ready.As the pieces of their lives come together, I found myself rooting for them to take the leap of faith into a relationship.Ms. Lane tossed some surprises in our reading path, and into Jace and Aislynn's lives. She also gives us a character that truly made my teeth grind together. Aislynn's mother, Pam, is a piece of work. I began hoping for a real smack down. Thankfully, there is relief on that front!I'm impressed by this author's first novel. I did think it could be a bit tighter in places and some of the repetition could have been cut, but overall this was a pleasant way to spend a quiet Sunday afternoon.I'm giving this FOUR BOOKMARKS...The twist was unexpected and fun to read.*Thank you, Ms. Lane, for allowing me to read your ARC.This review may also be found at:Beyond the Squee: Book Reviews[...]