Review: Thumbs up and finger's dipping into this chocolate delight
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 26, 2012
Did you ever agree to something just to make your family happy? Well that's pretty much what the main character; Nora  did--at the expense of her own unhappiness. Luckily, she found the courage to stand up to her domineering father and refused to marry Liam, her father's choice for a husband. Though her father didn't see it, Liam certainly wasn't the guy Nora thought he was.Nora has a lot of things to work through in this story, among them, who exactly does she love? Shane has been a constant through her life, but that doesn't really work out. Ethan, the newest man in her life certainly supports her in everything she does, but when he dropped out of her life because he felt he had to care for his cancer-ridden and dying ex-girlfriend.  Though I could understand to a point why he would leave Nora, I still hated him. And I felt horrible for Nora and all the twists and turns she had to endure through the story. Sometimes I wanted to shout at her, slap her, and then hug her. All along, I enjoyed this story, no matter what twist or turn it took. And there were plenty of twists.Pros: The writing was superb; the editing, formatting, and general layout of the book was well done.Liz Davis is a very visual writer. I could picture every scene in detail.The dialogue through the book was moving, honest and sometimes downright witty.The characters were complex, especially Nora.  Though some would see her indecision as a negative thing, I saw it as a woman who really needed to work through finding who she was before being able to accept any kind of happiness.I loved how the author showed the strength and weakness of each character, making them real to the reader. I honestly couldn't put this book down and read it from cover to cover in one sitting.Cons: The only con in the story--and it's a very little con--Nora opened a restaurant right out of culinary school. Yes, I know her father's money helped, but I didn't think it was believable. Despite that, it didn't harm the story as far as I'm concerned. I just would've like to see this part fleshed out a bit more. This is the only reason I didn't give it a full five stars. I would've clicked on 4 and three quarters stars if possible on this rating system.This story was about following your heart, and self-growth as well as romance in the most unlikely outcomes the reader would expect. I like the twists in this romance, and the unexpected decisions that carry the story forward. Any book I can't put down gets a thumbs up from me.J.M.PowersRomance Author