Review: Fantastic
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 3, 2014
I wish Cat Porter had more books out right now because I would be 1-clicking like crazy. I don’t know where she has been hiding but this book was sooo good. The whole time I was reading it I just kept saying this is sooo good. I am always ecstatic to find a book that is written well. At times it is hard to find a book that doesn’t feature one or all of things I find annoying in books. Weak heroines, holes in the story, fluffy writing, and lack of depth are the things I just get so tired of. Cat Porter doesn’t provide any of these things in her writing. I felt I was getting a fully layered, emotional, deep, and meaty story. Right off the top of my head only two other authors pull me in to their deeply layered writing and that would be Madeline Sheehan and Kristen Ashley. So if you are looking for a meaty story give Cat Porter a try.The story is told through alternate POV’s and a few flashbacks. This is the story of Grace and Miller as well as the One-Eyed Jacks club but on a deeper level I think this story is really about Grace. This was her journey back home to her sister, her club, and even her father and on the way she found love again.Grace was just a really rich character she was strong and selfless.  Grace was a woman protecting her old man’s secrets, his reputation, her sister, and even the club.I usually don’t like stories where we get to know the old love as well as the new love because usually I am torn but I loved Dig and Miller. Dig was a great guy he let greed get in his way but I think he just wanted better for him and Grace and went about it wrong and in the end it cost him his life.One of the things I really loved was the depth of the characters. In a flashback scene with Dig and Grace you got to see a peak into their marriage with a discussion about their attraction to other people. I thought that was refreshing insight into them especially since Grace was young when she met Dig. I don’t think they would have cheated on each other but they were not afraid to talk about it and they didn’t lie about it. In most books it is insta love and the mc’s never talk about being attracted to anybody else they only have eyes for each other and this is not really realistic. I loved this scene because it was honest story telling.Miller was so sexy, strong, and even vulnerable. I hated that he had to stand on the side while Grace had to do what was asked of her. Honestly though I don’t think she was ready for Miller yet she needed to explore the history with Butler as well as fix things for the club.  I wanted a little more of Grace and Miller together but the more I thought about it I think this book was about Grace’s healing and her journey to right some wrongs from her past. Grace is in her 40’s she has had a lifetime of experience and things she needed to get past in order to move forward with Miller. I am actually okay with the fact that the book was not 100% Grace and Miller I think it made for a richer story.I know Cat is working on a second book and I am very curious to see who it is about.  Maybe another character or more Grace and Miller? I was very saddened for Butler and I hope he recovers and maybe even finds love again because my heart broke for him.