Review: Delightfully addictive
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 27, 2014
Patricia Martin’s ‘Raw Emotions’ is, in a line, a deeply enjoyable read. It’s one of those books you’d love to “inhabit” and reread just for the good, nice warm feelings it evokes.The plot may be familiar: city girl meets farm boy. Trudy Wander is a jaded New Yorker, yet she never tires of hoping that one fine day she’d meet someone who will feel oh-so-right for her heart. But just when she thinks she has hit rock bottom (mistaking Monday for Sunday and, subsequently, quitting her oppressive, soul-sucking job), she crosses paths with Rick Hampton through a random comment on Rick’s blog. From there, it’s a matter of time and not-so-few email exchanges until these two people from two different worlds and backgrounds meet to find out if they can hit it off. I won’t give out spoilers, of course, but let me suffice it to say that this is a heartwarming, deeply inspiring tale of romance that will stay with you even after you’ve finished reading it.Moreover, ‘Raw Emotions’ also reminds me of the beginnings of that old silent movie, ‘City Girl’ (I happened to recently watch this on Youtube) or even Tom Hanks’ ‘You’ve got Mail’, but only in the barebones plot—Patricia Martin’s book is much richer and more sinuous, with humor in the right places. It’s a light, easy read that reels you in seductively—with enough suspense and seeming reversals that make the read quite enjoyable.Overall, a top-notch romance book, fully deserving of the five-star ratings it gets.