Review: Could be 5 Stars with a little detail!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 20, 2013
I was given a free copy of this book for an honest review.This story is about Emily. She's a young girl who's mother died just after she graduated high school. She put her life on hold to raise her brother and sister, and 6 years later is only now starting university part time. There she meets Nicholas, one of her lecturers whom she develops a relationship with.The story is written primarily from Emily's POV, however there are a few bits written from Nicholas's POV. The tone doesn't change much between the two views so you don't identify with another character per se, but it does give some insight into what Nicholas is thinking.I am not a big fan of teacher / student romances, but I liked the idea of this story. It has a great premise and I liked the flow of the plot and the problems that get thrown in fit perfectly.  The speech between the two two was very formal and not very personal (at least how I would speak). I get that he's a formal businessman, but even businessman should be able to soften up with a woman he loves. What I DIDN'T like, was that throughout most of it, I felt very detached. There was not enough emotion (besides anger) between the two that made me feel their hurt and passion for each other.  I think this is mainly because:a. They were always mad at each other. I'm not sure when they fell in love because all they did was make ridiculous assumptions about each other and argue all the time.b. There was not enough detail. Arguments happened in less than a page, and interactions were short.c. I can't seem to recall a moment where they were alone together and happy and just enjoying each other's company. (lustful sex doesn't count) - I guess I like to see a relationship grow and develop and not just appear out of thin air.d. For two people who claimed to instantly fall in love, they certainly never trusted each other and always assumed the absolute worst about the other.Now these points are my personal opinion because I'm not into magical happiness and love that happens from no serious interaction. Meeting someone, arguing and then jumping into bed doesn't = love in my head. But these are all things that can be developed with more scenes added in and conversations edited to be less formal and more emotional and heartfelt.To the grammar nazi's - I must say, the story was pretty well written and not filled with typo's and spelling and grammatical errors which is rare for new authors.Overall, not a bad debut novel from an author with some great potential.