Review: Be Prepared to Laugh & Cry
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 4, 2014
Kristin Wallace knows how to elicit emotion from her readers.  "Imagine That" had me chuckling almost instantly, and in tears before the end of Chapter Three.  I read the story in one afternoon, carrying my eReader with me from room to room as I did my chores.  I totally loved this book -- right up to the last page.  That's when my own personal baggage interfered.  We all have it, and it can make itself known at totally unexpected times.Emily grew up subjected to a steady barrage of emotional abuse.  Nate grew up without a dad and occasionally suffers anger management issues.  Those two things alone weren't enough to make wonder if the two of them could have a successful relationship.  After all, this is a romance book and we expect a happily-ever-after ending, right?  Of course they'll work it out.  EXCEPT, as this tale came to an end and Nate opened a frank discussion on the subject, Emily brushed it aside without concern.  I am certain that Wallace's intention was to show us Emily's faith in Nate, but what I saw (colored by that baggage I'd mentioned from my past) was a perpetual victim and enabler, which kept me from being able to expel that final, heart-happy sigh as I closed this book.  (I was given a free copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.)