Review: Finally Home
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 18, 2012
Torie Barron has spent her entire life being judged and called "Princess"; she's played the role demanded of her and she's finally ready to shed it. Alex Carmichael was the object of her affection as a teenager, but he never looked her way and made assumptions about her character just like everyone else. Nine years later, as Torie gets ready to strike out on her own, Alex is back in town and he's just thrown a wrench into her plans. With familial pressure breathing down her neck and Alex Carmichael standing in her way, will Torrie ever be able to carve out the quiet and simple life she's always wanted?I really liked this story. Alex and Torie had a bumpy ride, that's for sure. I did like Torie as a heroine a lot; she really wanted to be her own woman and gain her independence. I did have a hard time with some of the things that were going on with Torie and Kendall (the man her family wanted her to marry).I understood that Torie was biding her time (until her escape) and saw Kendall only to please her Mother, but that really doesn't excuse going out to dinner with him and letting him touch her in any way, especially after what Alex broke up between them in the beginning of the book. Once Torie and Alex started testing the waters together, she should have refused to spend time with Kendall altogether. I couldn't understand why the Torie I was getting to know was allowing these events to occur; it was completely contradictory to the character the author had written. The situations that were created for story purposes actually harmed my perspective of Torie's character, which was a total bummer.Alex was a damaged man and his trust issues created the biggest hurdle the couple had. However, I do enjoy groveling and this had some of that. Although, a little more would have been nice. Despite the issues I had with some of Torie's behavior, this was still a very engaging story. I do think it would benefit from a re-edit but overall I would recommend this.