Review: Undying love fraught with missteps, misunderstandings, stubborn pride and heartache
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 8, 2014
Natalio! He is intensity personified. Sadie! She's stubborn pride personified. These two have been fated to be together but the road to being together has not been easy - it's been incredibly twisted and bumpy. But to give Natalio credit - he has never wavered from his intense love for Sadie even after 7 years - he has gone through being torn apart from her when she was 17 yrs old; gone through her troubled relationship with a drug dealer; and finally being able to come after her after she is finally on her own. Sadie has gone through traumas of her own; specifically the one where her father bashed her head in with a baseball bat resulting in her amnesia and her forgotten time with Natalio and their love. Natalio has waited all this time for her to regain her memory of him (he has a lot of patience) because he wants her to remember on her own and not through memories he could have fed to her. He wants the love they used to have and had bided his time for her to remember.When Sadie does remember - then that's when all the problems arise. Her memories entail her believing that Natalio betrayed her and as a result, her anger surfaces again and she leaves him. I can understand Sadie being angry but she never gave Natalio a chance to explain to her what happened all those years ago and because of this she turns him away and furthers the rift between her and Natalio. Again, Natalio tries his darndest to reach her but she wants none of that. Well...sometimes when you get what you wish for, you will really regret it. I felt Sadie's pain and anguish but I understood Natalio's feelings and emotions. They were both wrong in how they handled things - still being immature in dealing with their complex relationship. But relationships are never smooth and if you really love someone, you will sort through all the anger, hurt, jealousies, betrayals and misunderstandings and hopefully come through with a clearer understanding of each other. I felt that Sadie was so used to Natalio chasing after her that when the table was turned, she had to swallow her pride and get her man!Natalio was born rich and had an alter ego in his years with Sadie - he was badass Nelly. And apparently Nelly is still feared out in the streets. He has a complex relationship with his controlling father offset by his loving sophmoric relationship with his two brothers. It was great seeing Sadie's showdown with Natalio's father. I really liked this book although initially I was put off my Sadie's intense stubbornness with Natalio but I understood why she was the way she was. She survived a very abusive father and a mother that didn't protect her. All Natalio do was protect her and I really admired him for that. He was so in love with her and it was agonizing to see how two people who clearly loved each other let so many things get in the way. I'm just glad they had their HEA! I wish I had a Natalio in my life...minus the controlling father of course!