Review: Great idea, but lacking in places
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 16, 2013
***I was offered a copy of this in return for an honest review. Love, Lust and Lipstick stains on Facebook***3.5 starsI loved the idea behind this story. It was a completely different take on the whole 'cupid' idea and Therin was a great change as a sort of tormented hero. This has a very romantic, dreamy sort of feel to it and definitely plays well on the idea of eternal love.However, I struggled with the characters. Therin was a sort of broken cupid, yet we never really knew why. Little hints to his background and his want for love were given but nothing more. I felt it could have been played on a lot more. Lucy was incredibly shy but again there was no reasoning behind it. Was the way she had alway been or had things in life led to that behaviour? Lucy, in particular, was difficult to identify with.The ending was a bit confusing. I think I understood what happened but it was all a bit baffling and I had to re-read it. The very, very last bit was lovely and will leave you with a lump in your throat, which is impressive seeing as I wasn't particularly attached to the characters.Given time, a little bit of editing and a bit more fleshing out, then this could be an great book. It was just too rushed and too 'thin' for me. Ms Carmichael certainly has a great way of painting an eternal love but I needed to emphasise with the characters a bit more.