Review: Nearly 3 stars - just missing something...
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 04 29, 2014
My expectations were high with this one - it had a lot of elements I like. Bad boy marine, first love who is a family friend, good ensemble cast. Yet, something missed the spot for me.What started out so well, sort of fizzled by the mid-point. You could see where it was going, but it was just taking so long to get there and it was all a bit saccharine sweet when it did. Don't expect scorching, intimate scenes, either. I think the author is still a bit uncomfortable with that element of her writing. I was a bit frustrated by certain aspects of the story line, in particular everyone's apparent ignorance of the whole PTSD thing. Seriously? Were they really so naive that even when the hero had a full-on panic attack they didn't seem to be aware as to what was going on?It's not a terrible read - you could do way worse; it's just not a particularly good one, either. There is plenty of scope for future stories in the series and I suspect this new writer will develop into a very good one with more time.