Review: Vile and Z
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 24, 2014
4.5 StarsI can’t get the smile off my face. This was a heartbreakingly tender love story- love realized too young, love that fear and ego cause them to miss out on.  They both run- Violet to Shep and Zach to music.Fast forward nine years.  They both end up at the same cabin with plans to be alone and “do their thing” for two weeks.  Make or break time for both.  The paths both have taken have brought them to this spot- to each other.  Now to decide if they give what could’ve been a chance or run away again- from the only thing that has been real in both of their lives.Zach has moved far away from the music he loved.  Writing songs for metal bands- he is living that lifestyle.  On the road, flings, tats and piercings.  Yet as an adult he has made peace with the fact that Violet is his only love- the one that crept into his heart while their friendship grew.Violet has kept her heart tightly guarded.  Never giving 100% to Shep she has spent the last nine years being what everyone expects of her.  Denying her true passions she is half a person.Once Vile and Z meet back up it is explosive. Yet this time it is Violet who is unsure, who holds back.This is when the wooing begins!  They reconnect over music and poetry-finally able to tell each other what they feel and what they want.  But of course the real world gets in the way.  Will the choices they make this time allow them to be together or will this be yet another missed opportunity?I love Zach.  He is so honest and broken. Seeing him through Violet’s eyes- to see the man he has become- stunning.Violet is amazing.  Watching as she comes back to life and back to her true self is astonishing.We get a good old- fashioned love story- with some modern heat and passion.  Both characters ring true, and you will root for them.  So beautifully written-truly lyrical. Couldn’t read it fast enough! Zach and Violet-an intense love, one they both let take them over.  Sigh.