Review: First Position review by Cafebiblioart
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 9, 2013
Without a doubt, a truly amazing debut. It usually takes authors a few books to reach this level of perfection.This a book well written with an excellent plot, a plot unique in its own way.  The story is complex even though I felt like the exposition was incomplete or maybe the line between the exposition and the rising action is a little bit blurred. It is not a bad thing, it actually makes the book a little bit more interesting as we do not have a thorough introduction and presentation of the characters and places.I loved one of the first scenes, mostly for its significance, but it made the book a little bit unrealistic as something like that seldom happens in real life, but it was necessary for the action.The number of characters is a little bit limited, but it is good for a book of this size and taking into account that the action focuses on Emory and Mason's relationship, I would say it is perfect. It is just enough so that we can see that not everything is about the two main characters and that they are social human beings just like any other. In addition, the small scenes about the other characters were a nice touch.The relationship between Emory and Mason felt a bit rushed. I know that they have a history and all that, but I do not believe that two people can start over before discussing what they left unresolved. The solve their problems on the way, that's true, but still...Emory is a strong woman, who went through a lot of things, but fortunately she had her best friend and her father there to support her. I was able to imagine her having the grace of a ballerina until the moment she started talking. That is something I loved about her, she is so contradictory - one moment is she sweet and graceful and the next she is her father's daughter. I believe it's hard to pull something like that off. I like the fact that she does not give up and that she speaks her mind.Mason, on the other hand, it 99% a football player. The first thing that comes to mind is "he's such a guy". He is a bit of a jerk, but he also has his sweet and caring side. His religious Texan upbringing surely had something to do with it. I like the fact that compared to the other players he is a family man. His mamma raised him right.One other character I really liked is Olivia. I loved the fact that she did not hold back and always said what was on her mind. I believe that she often spoke without thinking, but despite that she only meant well. Everybody needs someone like her in their life.I recommend reading this book because despite being a romance novel it is not overly emotional plus it is very well written and like I said the in beginning, it is an amazing debut.