Review: Genuine heroine
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 24, 2013
Though it may boil your blood and kick you into a spit-frothing frenzy, this book's heartfelt perspective on death and healing will intensify your fear of losing a loved one, and restore your faith in the power of forgiveness.Dr. Darren Cory is kinky and gorgeous in a miserable, creepy, hater kind of way. His warped personality, combined with his history with Bailey, manifests moments of desire that result in pages of foreplay and oral lovin' that would've been damn scorching in a romantic story. But your disgust for Darren might take the sexy out of the sex scenes. It's compelling how these interludes of lust give brief emotional reprieves, yet they still feel so wrong. Darren is just so wrong. He's not physically abusive, but the emotional pain he viciously inflicts on Bailey is heartbreaking. You'll be convinced he's irredeemable.The storyline is devastating, but the message and the ending are not. Bailey is a celebration of strength and quiet humility. Her situation is so desperate, there were times I wanted her to kill herself. But her character is cast in determination and unconditional love. She's admirable, selfless, and authentic. Someone you'd want to be friends with. Someone you'd want at your back. I recommend this book for the quality writing, the emotional engagement, and the freshness of the plot. But most of all, I recommend it for the genuineness that breathes through Bailey.