Review: A past life romance that needed oomph!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 3, 2013
When I read this the entire way through I kept envisioning ways that this story could have been made more exciting. This story was basically  two lovers (Silver and Colton) that never quite had their chance in one lifetime but through this mystic mirror somehow manage to be reconnected centuries later in present day versions of themselves. A disenchanted Silver leaves her boyfriend Austin and moves into a new old remodeled home. Silver purchases this antique mirror that she fell in love with at first sight and has it installed in her bedroom. Almost immediately she begins to see some strange things. Nevertheless she tries to chuck the odd images out of her mind to on get on with enjoying her new home. She employs a handsome and confident Colton to be her landscaper and then everything begins to unfold. I won't give away the details because then you won't have much of a story to read.Sandra could have gone all the way to the dark side with this story and not only reprise the old versions of Colton and Silver but Austin as well. The real Silver and Colton could have fallen in love but be faced with a similar obstacle as the old ones with her ex Austin popping up and stirring the pot. Another way to give the story some action would have been if she made the reflections leap out of the mirror and act out their passion in the present day Colton and Silver instead of the two just standing their watching everything happen like a movie. So the readers could have delighted in a little possession action taking place. There could have been a series of encounters like this where Colton and Silver keep waking up together with just brief flashes of memory from the night. This would have made the story more interesting.Colton came to his conclusions too easily which made the story feel rushed. For example when he first saw the change that Silver had been seeing how did he suddenly go from being as frazzled as she was to knowing exactly where to look for the information they needed to get to the truth. The story was very condensed and a better job could have been done with developing the characters as well as giving the story some more action. It just read basic and lacking on the sensual side for me.All critique aside, if you are seeking a simple past life romance story that can inspire a few butterflies to flutter about in the stomach then you can read this book. Because it really is a sweet story underneath those tiny flaws I pointed out.