Review: IS LOVE THIS HARD?
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 23, 2014
Review Copy provided by publisher via Net Galley - this review is adapted from my blog review. No remuneration was exchanged and all opinions presented herein are my own except when otherwise noted.This story delves unrelentingly into the emotional, painful journey of the male and female love interests. I think Stacey Kennedy does a great job working her way into her characters’ heads and sharing their thoughts.The love story is complicated by Aiden’s grief for his late wife or fiancee (I’m not sure). Cora is in love with him and knows he loves her but that he is not willing to give up mourning. There’s a lot of angsting about the relationship on both sides.I found myself thinking, is love really this hard? I don’t recall it being this hard after high school. I’ve been married for 31 years, and I can’t say we haven’t had our moments, (Grrr!) but it hasn’t seemed as hard as romance books make it out to be. What do you think?Other than some issues that have more to do with the editing than the writing (misuse of words, ex., there’s for theirs, continuity, verb tense confusion, and a little head hopping), I thought the story was pretty good and is centered on the story and the characters. I did feel the ending was rushed and kind of unrealistic given the circumstances. But, that is almost a given in the genre. The climax and resolution have a tendency to happen quickly, often culminating in the bedroom for one last romp.Even with some serious editing having to happen in my brain, this was a pretty good read. I was interested in the characters and their dilemmas and really wanted to see how it all worked out.