Review: Strong finish....
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 16, 2013
For the first two thirds or so of this book, I had trouble fully engaging with characters Thomas and Brianna. Their reactions and conversations felt a bit overdone to me, not *quite* what "real" people would think and do. (To give just one example, I totally get why Brianna waited to tell Thomas that she was a widow. That's never a fun conversation to have, and it's difficult to judge just when in any relationship, romantic or not, you should bring it up. It does tend to be a conversation killer. However, Brianna's internal dialogue about this just didn't ring true. And Thomas's jumping to conclusions? Seemed much too extreme, even given his less than stellar romantic history. Combined, they made the scene feel flat, when I wanted to feel more genuine emotion.) The last third of the novel, though, was much stronger, and by the time I got to the end my overall impression was much improved. On the strength of that ending, I'm interested to see where this series is going next.(ARC was provided by the publisher for an honest preview.)