Review: not for the faint of heart
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 11, 2013
Rated M for Mature due to subject matter, COME BACK TO ME is overall a coming-of-age story with very sad, dire, and even fear-for-your-life circumstance. The story of Cara Franklin, it begins when the heroine was 12 years old and end when Cara was 22.WARNING: SPOILERS beginning at this point.Sexually-abused as a child, it was a wonder that Cara grew up semi-normal in the sense that she was a straight A student and was recognized as a talented artist early on. But, the childhood rape was just the beginning of Cara's problems. Demons continue to erode her psyche to the point that she felt isolated. There was only one person whom Cara feels comfortable with - James whom she loved since she was a teenager. But they were destined to be star-crossed lovers. And, if they don't solve their personal issues, their love is also doomed.It is very hard to read something like this. Readers have to face their own frailties and their own humanity as they see the world through Cara and James' eyes. Yet, there never is a point in time that you will see either Cara or James as victims. Every obstacle they face, they overcome albeit at very great costs st time.Have your tissue ready because this one is a tearjerker