Review: Vera Roberts keeps it (uncomfortably) real
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 22, 2013
So you know the plot. It ain't your typical romance. I was struck by how Real I felt after finishing. I didn't have that "aw" at the end, I didn't really like or want to be like any of the main characters, and these people reminded me of stupid stuff me and my friends do. If you like Pepper Pace's work, WIWB will be familiar, if not comfortable. That is not this book.Technically, there are a couple of continuity issues that might throw a reader off; they aren't major, but combined with the unconventional plot, it seems many folks are just getting mad. I encourage fighting through the minor issues to get to the heart of the story (IMHO); you have freedom of choice, but not choice of consequences. In real life, nagging may cause a man to look outside. If life were 50/50 "fair," then romance would be impossible. The hero needs warts, and real life heroines are sometimes Too Stupid to Live. That they end up together anyway, in spite of, reflects the hard choices of enduring love. It's a verb.