Review: Characters I Could Care About
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 28, 2013
Leilani's mother had just died when she discovered she had an aunt in Hawaii who needed to see her, so she boards a plane for the first time and flies to the island of her mother's birth. Her aunt is dying and wants Leilani to become her grandson's guardian, but Mano is distraught and uncooperative. How can she get him to accept her? Leilani gets stuck in an elevator with Kale Jordan, owner of a luxury hotel chain. They both are taken back by the attraction and emotions they feel, and despite Leilani's sunny disposition, the problems just keep coming.The novel had some mild cursing and a very steamy, descriptive sex scene. There were other problems as well. Kale is sometimes called "Kai," and "finance" was used for "fiancé." I've never seen a muumuu that showed off a woman's figure, unless it was transparent, which this one wasn't. It also said Leilani "thanked the gods," but she grew up in Canada and talks about church and praying. Despite all this, the short novella did a good job of making the reader care about the main characters. The surprise at the end, however, didn't surprise me at all. I had already figured this out, but I was still entertained, although the angelic element seemed a bit hokey to me.