Review: loved it
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 20, 2014
Ani's life for the past 10 years has been good to her.  She is married to Jordan who is an amazing man.  He is a loving husband and father.  And she has a beautiful daughter Raffi who is 9 years old.  But over the years no matter how much she loved Jordan there has always been a piece of her heart that has been missing.  Jordan knows that Ani has a past that she never talks about.  He knows that deep down he doesn't have her completely and he knows that it has everything to do with her secrets from the past that she has been holding onto for the past 10 years.  He loves her and will always be there for her and has lived with the fact that she wants to keep the past in the past.  Until her past and present collide.When Ani was younger she was in love with Sebastian who was also her best friend.  They did everything together and always there for each other.  But at the age of 16 a tragic accident took Sebastian away from her.  She was willing to wait for him but as time went on she realized that she needed to move on with her life, and she did when she met Jordan.It is now 16 years later and the man who has held her heart completely has just walked in the door of her bakery.  And in that moment everything around her didn't matter.  Bast was here and he was here for her.  The love that they had for each other 16 years ago ever died.  The time apart meant nothing when it came to their love for each other.  And to be honest one would probably ask can two people who haven't seen each other in 16 years still be in love when they have both changed?  But when it comes to Bast and Ani the answer is yes they can.  They never lost that connection.  But Ani can't ignore the fact that she has a husband and daughter whom she loves.  When the man who owns your heart and soul walks back into your life after 16 years, is it worth throwing it all away to be with him?This was such an emotional read from beginning to end.  To be honest I am not a big fan of triangles and while this one may not be considered one,  I think in a way it sort of was.  Both men were still a big part of her life.  I loved Jordan and honestly my heart broke for him over and over. He loved her and was willing to move past it all to save their marriage.  He was an amazing man and in a different novel I probably would have been rooting for him all the way.  But the truth is that the connection that she felt with Bast was so much stronger than the love she had for Jordan.  You instantly felt the love and connection the moment Bast and Ani saw each other for the first time.  The moment when they first see each other was amazing and the emotions and feelings that they felt for each other was so clear to the reader.  You felt the love between them, even after 16 years of being apart.Sebastian was amazing and I loved him.  He loved Ani with everything he had.  When they were separated years ago it wasn't by choice.  But over that time Sebatian did choose to keep Ani away.  But once you hear his reasons and see everything that that both went through it will break your heart.  The last 16 years of his life were anything but easy, but he made it through.  And now he is ready to win back the woman who has had his heart since he was young enough to understand what being in love was.I loved Ani and I did not envy her at all, even though she had two amazing men who loved her.  She had a tough decision to make, one that not only affected her and her marriage but also her daughter.  I wasn't always a fan of her actions and the way she handled things but I still loved her character.  She followed her heart and I don't think she intentionally meant to hurt anyone in doing so.  In the end she was with the one person that she was meant to be with.I loved, loved, loved Sawyer, who is Ani's younger sister.  She loved her sister and was their to support any decision she made.  She was fun and quirky in her own way.  She grew up with Bast so she understood how deep her sister's love for him was.  But Jordan was also like a father to Sawyer and she loved him just as much.  She never took sides and was there to give her sister advice when she needed it and she was the best aunt that a girl could ask for.Raffi, Ani's daughter is a 9 year old that is wise beyond her years.  She was adorable and I loved her.  I'm sure it is hard for any child to watch their parents divorce, especially when the reason for the divorce is another man.  But Raffi was a strong little girl.  She loved both her parents and at times she was adorable and broke my heart with the way she worried about her father.  But she handled it all like a champ and even gave Bast a chance.The Sweet Spot was a wonderful read.  It was certainly emotional and I cried afew times, both happy and sad tears.  But there are also moments that will make you laugh and touch your heart.  There are the sweet moments between Bast and Ani especially when remembering their past.  Ariel Ellman did a fantastic job with this story.  She captured the emotions of the characters in such a way that you feel those emotions with them.  I could not put this book down.  I was honestly rooting for Sebastian and Ani, even though I loved Jordan.  They were meant to be.  I cannot wait for Sawyer's book!!!