Review: Easy to read and sweet love story
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 11, 2014
This was an easy read and sweet love story.  It was all packaged up with a nice bow and ended with a somewhat happy ending.  I am not going to spoil it, but there are some really sad parts.  I just struggled at times, because the writing seemed to be redundant and ran on and on in several places.  I literally skipped over several paragraphs at time, but still could follow the story.Ash seems like a sweet guy.  He has been raised by two loving parents that provided an example of how you must work for and cherish love. When he falls for Cara – he literally falls, heart first, in love. It is sweet how love changes him for the good and he really works hard to make her know and feel loved.However, I hated when he kept calling his sister "Baby girl.” Really?  I don't know any brother that calls their sister that all the time!  I didn't understand either that he would give up a scholarship, in order to stay close to home to help out with his young adult siblings (that can take care of themselves).  It even mentions his Mom worked a lot, in order to pay the bills.  I can only imagine it cost the family more for him to stay at home and go to school – rather than taking advantage of a free ride.  I just struggled with this.  Plus, I didn’t ever get the feeling he was really “helping” so much at home. He just seemed like another kid, not the adult role model he thought he was in his head.  It doesn’t mention him having a job or even contributing to the household chores.  It just didn’t make sense to me.I just felt that a lot of the story was just very extreme.  For instance, it can’t be someone just got sick – but they have to die.  It can’t be that the Mom is a drunk, abusive Mom, but she stands by and watches a crime happen to her daughter and says she deserves it.  WHAT?Overall, it was a sweet read, but somewhat predictable.  It is a fast read and the ending is all buttoned up (no cliffhangers) like a warm, winter coat.  Hit buy if you are looking for an easy, romantic read.