Review: Real Raw and eye opening
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 29, 2013
James and Noelle had issues that all people have to a varying degree of heartache and disappointment that had a profoundly negative affect on them both. Where this gets heart wrenching is in the way they both decided to handle the pain and rejection of the people that should have loved them unconditionally. We can't possible grasp the concept of being cruel to others if we have not experienced the level of pure meanness and cruelty and abuse by family members and society.There were times throughout that I was more angry with Noelle than James because he was upfront about what he thought he wanted from her and what he really needed. She was letting what mean spirited family members and kids from her past determine how she looked at herself. She had extremely low self-esteem and lack confidence. James had been cruelly treated because of his parents bad choices not his. He also suffered an abuse that is totally devastating.Basically I gave this story 5 stars because of the truth that there are genuinely cruel and nasty people out there and they have no remorse about their actions on others especially children. Rejection hurts! The most painful is not feeling or being loved. It is the main connection that we as human beings need to feel complete. There are journey's that have to be taken to get to the love and some paths are more difficult than others. Noelle and James had to travel this road and really look at themselves before they could truly be what they needed for each other. No matter how hard a heart is protected, love breaks through because love is the ultimate need in our hearts. The pain comes from the denial of the need for love and the hearts recognition and the brains block because of past disappointments and rejections. Money, power, status, color of skin, and all of that other stuff that blocks the feeling is no match for LOVE. Yes we can be stupid and reject it but the heart knows the truth of the need of love.I was glad to see that Noelle and James came back together and really took the time to get REAL about where they were coming from and where they wanted to go. We don't have to like or agree with how people form relationships but the relief is getting to that point of acknowledging the feeling, accepting it and going after it with the same tenacity as the original denial of the feeling.Great read and writing even though it was very tough at times to like either person. What I discovered is that each persons journey to love is their own and as outsiders we don't have to like the path but cherish the outcome as it is.The other characters did not detract from the main story and really did help me to at least accept Noelle and James where they were and how they looked at themselves in order to be ready to come back to one another in a better place than they originally started.I look forward to reading more in depth and not so mainstream story lines from this author. Great job and keep writing on the edge, that's how really good discussions come about.