Review: Definitely not a mistake to read this
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 29, 2012
This is only the second title I have ever read from Sarah Mayberry, and color me impressed!! The situation that pushes the relationship between Violet and Martin is not one commonly found in contemporary romance. It's a bit complicated and I LOVE it!!!I love how beneath it all, Martin and Violet are not at all like what they seem. Violet suffers from abandonment and rejection -- so she takes a strong grip into her independence, held her head up high, and puts a brave face. But she is actually pretty vulnerable.I come to care for Violet very much. Although yes, Violet frustrates me a lot when she keeps thinking the worse about her relationship and Martin, shall Elizabeth finds out about it -- she keeps postponing telling her friend, but I can understand her reason. Elizabeth is the only constant in her life (after Violet left her own family), and she has become everything for Violet. Violet cannot afford losing Elizabeth if her friend hates her for sleeping with Martin. I think it's a proof of how well Ms. Mayberry writes the character. It's easy to dislike Violet but that is not the case at all. Ms. Mayberry makes Violet has a lot of nuances in her character -- and make her likeable.Martin, on the other hand, ends up a bit one dimensional by the end. At first, he intrigues me because it seems that there are more to his character than just a stuffy lawyer. There are some parts that seem to give clues to that, his determination to change his situation because he used to have less. But after awhile, he just turns into this patient, caring man, who loves Violet so much that he only wants to see her happy. It's just, uhm, well, boring. For me, personally, it's not as interesting as Violet as a character. Although sure, I like him for loving Violet.In overall, this is a great story. And the sex scenes are HOT!!! A couple of jawdropping/fans-self moments there *grin*. I definitely will try to track back her older stories, especially Hot Island Nights because I want to read Elizabeth and Nathan's love story