Review: Its a great story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 25, 2014
The story is divided in two parts and an epilogue. The first part contains seventeen chapters; the second six. Leah tells the story in her first-person narrative in part one; Deacon in part two. The epilogue is once again in Leah's point of view. Flite's writing style is detailed and vivid enough to connect with the story and to feel the character's emotions. Some scenes touched me immensely. While Leah and Deacon tell their story, they interrupt their storytelling with explicit thoughts and comments on the plot. At the beginning it disturbed me a little and interrupted the reading but at the end it didn’t bother me at all. I appreciated the reflective approach of their personalities. It only sounds strange when Flite doesn’t call her characters by name but with characteristics of their looks.I really liked the story and the combination of two storylines. Leah and Deacon have not only to deal with their attraction and their feelings but also with Leah's past. I'm really impressed with the honesty and authenticity of the story and the handling of Leah's and Deacon's situation. Flite doesn’t sugarcoat Leah's abuse and shame or Deacon's insecurities. I think it is the first story I read where a main character is jealous of and envies something about his partner. In other books they are always supportive and proud. Don’t get me wrong, Deacon supports Leah and is proud of her but it is human to feel insecure. I really, really liked that. Flite's decision to start the story with an outlook in the story's future increase the arc of suspense and makes the story very exciting.