Review: Great
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 2, 2013
This was a great debut novel by Clare James.The story isn't necessarily unique but it's still good all the same. Tabitha has survived an awful ordeal in her old life and is doing all she can to overcome it. She's moved school, moved town and left everything and everybody who ruined her behind.The story starts off with Tab about to start college, but before that she has the bright idea that a one night stand is just what she needs to help move on and heal from her past. But is it really? Noah is the lucky one who she chooses for the one night stand, but there's something different about him.. she's finally 'feeling' whilst she's with him, she isn't just numb and the feeling is so foreign that she clams up and can't go through with it. Moving on and trying to forget about him is just what she plans to do..But fate has other ideas and on her first day at college there he is. Typical, right? I guessed this twist was coming but I loved it all the same when we got there. Noah was wonderful.. he is hiding his own secrets but that doesn't stop him going after what he wants and what he wants is Tab. Issues and all. I love how their relationship wasn't 'insta-love' that we see so often these days, it started off slow and really didn't progress to more until right near the end. "I'm not damanged with him. I'm not broken." Their relationship was sweet, passionate and loving. Noah didn't enable to Tab to wallow in her self pity, he nudges and pushes her, all in a good way, to face her past and move on from it."I feel... beautiful and adored for maybe the first time in my life."This book really made me feel. I felt for Tab on so many occasions, and even Noah once his past was revealed. The author did a great job of pulling out my emotions. The only criticism I have is the lack of epilogue. I really would have just liked a few more pages to see how they were getting on in the future, but the book was really good all the same.