Review: 5 Touching Stars!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 9, 2013
It's really hard for me to call is story beautiful, but let's face it...it is. I love books that are so extremely different than what my life was or is like. To me, working my imagination, drowning in the fantasy the literary world in is so much more powerful when you are jumping into foreign situations from your real life. You would think it would be somewhat challenging to put yourself into Rowan's shoes, to feel what she is feeling--but I assure you it is NOT. I connected with her right from the start. Every emotion and painful situation she dealt with, I felt. Watching Rowan's home life play out is SO extremely hard to get through. My heart was shattering for her. No person, let alone a child, should ever have the kind of life she was forced upon when her mother passed away. Unfortunately, you know that isn't the reality-- I feel that made the story seem more "real life" and less "fiction". Logan was the perfect hero, for her, hell for anyone, but mostly for her. He needs a heroine that he can protect, hell there's a reason his life dream is to become a lawyer. It's his form of personal hero, protector of all. He is the definition of the "white knight". Watching him take the roll of "Protector of Rowan" makes for mega swoon material. I connected with him more because of the blessed hero POV added into Rowan's. I love hero POVs ( when they are voiced correctly, and let me tell you his was! ) Logan is the whole package. Logan's inner battle "to care or not to care" was tough. It was hard to watch him struggle over what he thought he needed to do, what was right, and what was already in place. But, boyyyy that last 10% ish of the book clenched him as top hero potential for me.Also, Logan's family was a huge plus for me. They weren't huge huge in the story, but the parts they did okay a roll in were perfect. Building the strong family impression important in stories such as this. Rowan was lucky to have them in her life.While the story of Rowan is hard to swallow, the love story of Rowan and Logan is far from that. It's real, it's bumpy, but oh so rewarding. You just know deep down those two will have a beautiful life.Epilogue love!!!! Seriously, one of my favorite book must is a brilliant epilogue!Now, can I take a moment and be confused over how it's possible people consider this YA? Or even mature YA? I assure you, it is not. This is heavy issues, and romance erotica. Sex scenes to make you squeeze your thighs together and consider a panty change. Hot hot hot! The writers voice and writing style flows in that page turning style we all love. I am definitely looking forward to more from this author.