Review: A good read
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 1, 2014
Once I started reading this book it kept my attention until the end. If you are looking for a light read then I would recommend this book.This book is pretty straight forward. Mia and Nate meet because she works at his father's company. They start a relationship but keep it hush. The relationship over time becomes intense and Mia finds out that she is pregnant. Nate, however, doesn't want a family because of his own reasons and this causes Mia to make some tough decisions about the course their life should take.This is not a very long book and it works in some ways and in others it doesn't. However, I would have loved if this book was a little longer because it would do the story-line justice.What I liked:1) Nate and Mia argue but this is not one of those books where it causes mass confusion. I loved how they could never stay mad at each other.2) I loved Nate's maturity. At no point did I ever think he was selfish or immature. He knew what he wanted and he didn't allow circumstances in his past to dictate his present. I loved how he was able to understand those around him even after they treated him bad and did things that greatly affected his life. He truly was an awesome hero.3) I enjoyed that race wasn't an issue. I don't mind when books make it in an issue because I know sometimes it is an issue but it was good to see that their relationship had conflict arising from other issues.4) Some people will see this as bad but I didn't take it as a negative. Mia was in school but didn't finish because of the baby. I liked that the author didn't force her character into a mold. The mold of she must go to school in the book to seem strong and independent or she will be a stay at home mom and that was all she wanted because the man would take care of her. No. I liked that she knew want she wanted from day one. To have her family. I think it is fine that she wants her family and then later( as the book eludes to) she can do what she wants with her life. I mean it's not like she was dumb or didn't have a degree. She has her degree but she just wanted other things in life and I think that is fine too.What I didn't like: ( or what could have been improved)1) Mia's selfishness. Don't get me wrong, she was reasonable in most cases but I think sometimes she thought only about her feelings and wants. I honestly didn't like that Nate had to bargain with her to spend time with his child after she is the one that kept them apart. Then the whole, " I love you enough to be with you forever" was a little too much(even though I get why she did it) and I didn't understand why Mia put Nate though all of that since she was the reason they were apart.2) We read that Mia and Nate meet and at first he seemed cold when he comes into the office. Then the courtship process starts I would have loved to read about them meeting and getting past Nate's cold exterior to begin a relationship. Even better  it would have been nice too read about their struggles in the beginning to maintain a relationship while she is working for his father. This would play perfectly into reading into why Mia made the decisions to give her virginity to Nate. These are all things that would have been great to see at the start of their relationship. It would have also been nice to see them work through their relationship a little more and how they adjust after being apart for so long. That could have definitely been explored more in my opinion. So basically a longer story to see more of their relationship before and after the baby.3) We don't get a good description of the couple. Personally I like my H/h to be described so I can picture them exactly as the author describes.4) There were a few things going on that I don't feel were explained enough or dealt with properly.  Nate and his father's situation could have both been explained more. I still don't understand why there relationship was the way it was. I think I might understand it was a misunderstanding but I am not sure. The danger to the family was something that I feel was not dealt with properly. I'm still trying to understand the park scene because it didn't make sense that the man who wanted to do them harm would not bounce on the opportunity to take their child when he could have. I'm not really sure the scene didn't make sense. There is also the story of Leah and her boyfriend.  I don't the author needed to go into extreme detail about them but since they were thrown into the story and he had some connection to the incident that happen with Mia and Leah's home I would assume that we would understand his purpose in the story as a connection to Leah??Either way, it was a good read!