Review: Aloha!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 5, 2014
I've read all of Ms. Neal's mystery novels, which are exceptional, so I decided to give her one romance novel a try....because I did not want to depart from her writing style. I'm so glad I did. You know the "boy meets girl, boy and girl have difficulties, then boy and girl make everything work out and finally marry" theme...Ms. Neal does it well. But she also takes you on a sensory ride while describing the setting, the feelings of each character, the smells, and you feel as if just for a little while you are there, in Hawaii, and can experience these feelings, sights and smells along with the characters. There was some sadness in this novel, which I'm not sure why the author decided that had to happen....not sure it changed what was happening in the story plot. I feel the same thing could have happened to estrange the main characters if what happened had just almost happened. (Sorry if that is confusing, but I did not want to give any spoilers away.) All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this novel. I was however, a bit surprised that the therapist was not mentioned as being in the last scene, although I assume she was, and just covered in the "family and friends" part. Still, since she had so much to do with everything, I think it would have been nice to mention her by name, that she was there with an approving smile, or something. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading romance, and I'd encourage you if you enjoy this book, to read her mysteries because she has very satisfying romances through out all of them. It is going to be very difficult waiting for her next books, but since I have no choice, I'll have to make due. Hope you enjoy this as much as I have.