Review: I liked This!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 10, 2013
I just finished reading "The Art of Endings" and "Secret", back-to-back, and am pleased with both of the books.  The characters Shayla & Trey are carried forward in this story, but the new stars are Darren & Paige.Their relationship is a little more dysfunctional, Darren as a gritty "from the hood" cop; meeting classy Paige in college but never feeling he quite measured up.  There are flashbacks to early lives and college years which provide perspective to the current situations.  At times, Darren's character is actually cruel to Paige (the dinner party scene was painful to read) and I was wondering where the author was taking this relationship.  I think she did a good job humanizing Darren in the end without making Paige foolish and trite.  If anything, Paige's strength, her long-standing love for Darren and staying true to herself just made me admire her more.The story flows back & forth between the continuation of Trey & Shayla's situation while Darren & Paige are trying to make sense of their lives.  Devon, Portia and others add value throughout, and by the time you get to the last page you feel hopeful that couples, and families, can come together and make sense of their worlds.Good book, good reading; nice way to spend an afternoon.