Review: Captivating Story With Some Plot Holes
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 27, 2013
I was captivated by this story from the first word on. It was a story that made me feel. Throughout Melody and Gavin's growing friendship and love for each other there was a strong bond that would surely hold as they dreamed and hoped to find each other again after they were released from the cabin.The issues I have here are first, if she was so much in love with him, why did she not look for him when her creepy husband died and she was free to do so? You don't look for the love of your life while hidden in the country. You spend the season in London with your eyes peeled. The second issue--and this one is huge, is Gavin's reaction when he finds her: ACCUSATIONS, ACCUSATIONS, ACCUSATIONS. Come on, give the girl a chance to put a word in edgewise, please. Instead he believes everything the scumbag nephew says about her and accuses her of plotting the whole elaborate and diabolical scheme at the age of what--eighteen? Not believable. For this reason from the moment he accused her of plotting his abduction, etc., and the mousy way she bows her head to his orders: "Pack everything, we're leaving," "We're getting married," etc., I just skipped pages, trying to find the place when Gavin finds the real truth: (really, by someone literally smacking him on the face with it) and realizes what a jerk he was.I will read other works by this author, because I believe she has talent and the ability to come up with highly original plots. This one, though, earns three stars only, because of the above reasons.