Review: Intense
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 8, 2013
3-1/2 stars.  This was a very intense story.  The main characters are very damaged (understandably so) people who have unhealthy ways of dealing (or not dealing) with stress and life.  Simone is an amazingly strong woman who has survived a lot, so she is understandably curious about Aiden, who is the first guy she has been attracted to in years.  Aiden has his own issues and demons.  That part of the story felt authentic to me.**spoiler alert**While I really liked it that the author had the characters separating for Aiden to go into rehab, I just didn't find it believable that one stint in rehab cured his problems. It would be great if it worked that way, but I just didn't find it credible that they could go from such a mess to anything resembling a healthy relationship. Regardless, it was well written and the ending gave me hope for the characters, if I ignored the fact that I don't believe Aiden could have kicked his addictions like that.  My jaded perspective of rehab and relapse, rehab and relapse prevailed, but I still root for the characters anyway.