Review: Had some good elements but fell a bit short
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 10, 2014
Keira is skittish around crowds and especially men. She clings to Scotty, her cousin, her only family. It's obvious something happened to her in the past.While Keira's tragedy is unraveled rather quickly, Liam is a bit more of a mystery. He's a UFC fighter. In his down time he likes hang out with his bros and drown his own pain in alcohol and women.When Scotty starts hanging around the gym, curious about the UFC, he begins to make friends with the guys. He invites them over to watch a game. When Liam locks eyes with shy, tortured Keira he's done for.Wanting Keira to come out of her shell, Scotty encourages a friendship between her and Liam. He's very patient with her and it turns out their stories are somewhat similar. This was a very sweet, love conquers all kind of story but it wasn't very believable. In truth, Keira really did need some extensive therapy. She was afraid of everything. I also thought the conflict at the end was pretty minor, Keira should have been able to get over it. Especially since she never once asked, in the months that they've been together, what Liam did for a living. How could she not know?I thought the pacing was great. Reynolds revealed the secrets perfectly. I would have liked a few more details in some scenes and I kept expecting Adrianna to muck things up for Liam but that sort of just fizzled out. Overall, I thought the story was just okay.