Review: Brilliant Break Out Novel Not for the Faint at Heart
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 17, 2013
OK people I get it cheating is taboo and yadda yadda yadda, get the hell over it the story is phenomenal and so worthy of not only reading but bumping to the top of your to read list. I am a glutton for the heavy emotional reads and quite frankly its like my own personal heroine , I LOVE THEM. So that said , if you like the emotional heavy books or need to feel appreciative about your relationship- for the love of god read this book.Ladies we have all been there, we all have or will take our significant others for granted and if we didn't take them for granted we have taken the relationship for granted. Catherine doesn't cheat (that is not a spoiler, read the summary)because of just taking her fanfreakingtastic husband Ben for granted. It boils down to Catherine does not feel worthy of love, happiness, or being content and isn't really 100% aware of it...why? That is the question. She thinks she knows why and even we the readers think we know why but its much more, its much deeper, and its something only Catherine and time eventually figure out. The pieces start coming together and you want to reach out and say STOPPPP. Her best friend Amy tries to reel her in but some experiences we have to learn on our own regardless of what people try to tell us or which way they try to help navigate us . This heart breaking , gut wrenching, wreck will slay you. I found myself shaking my head and yelling nooooo but I didn't judge Catherine (o.k. well maybe at the beginning just a little) I felt so bad for her. I thought no way would a woman feel this way after what she went through , but how would I know? Its totally believable and then I thought this is what happens when you let a situation run away with you. Its easy to do. Yes at the beginning Catherine is annoying. I mean really, she has the best husband ever who loves her immensely. Then the story you thought you knew takes a twist and no one is safe, no one is the better for it, and everyone is heartbroken. When the story comes together you feel what she feel what each character feels. How Mia Asher was able to captivate the feelings and the enormity of the situation on paper the way she does is sheer brilliance.This is one of the most well written books I have ever read. The story flows effortlessly. Not only is the character development perfect but the characters themselves are all likable... EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM. How did she do that? The story is told in several different ways, from the beginning with the flash backs to blow by blow of each bit of ugliness. Ohhh and read everyone of those flashbacks. You think why am I reading this, I know what happens? They are filled with so much emotion and history everyone of them is significant to capture the full essence of the story. Every page of toward the end keeps you on edge. I kept thinking is this the epilogue? The ending was so heartfelt and brilliant and just when you think its over the REAL epilogue begins and just when you think your heart can't take anymore...it goes there. GAHHHHHHHH!! Only a brilliant writer could turn this around and make you root for some sort of continuation for the "foe".Some may not like or understand this story. Some may read it due to the genre only but regardless of the reason, there is a message to be heard loud and clear. Yes its fiction but nonetheless it has a very real message.Mia Asher BRAVO to you and I will be a forever fan. That story could not have been an easy one to write but you did and you did it perfectly. I feel like I owe you a big thank you for sharing this unique, heart breaking, loving, emotional overwhelming story with us...so THANK YOU!!!!