Review: Persistant love story, but confusing at times
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 19, 2012
In A Love Soul Deep, Sara is on a girls-only getaway still grieving the devastating loss of her boyfriend eight years before. While exploring an antique shop, a locket catches Sara's eye, and the images in the locket look very much like herself and her deceased boyfriend. Sara buys the locket, and soon begins to think the locket is magic because Sara's dreams of Crew (the boyfriend) become much more solid.I had a difficult time understanding Sara, her boyfriend has been dead for eight years, and the girl is still a basket case. Given, her boyfriend still visits her in dreams, but as the story unfolds, it turns out that Sara has been in denial about the nature of their relationship. While she and Crew had been in love, their relationship was far from perfect. Sara puts her dreams and visions of Crew above everything else in her life, and really this just doesn't make much sense to me, especially after 8 years. Crew maintains that he loves Sara, but his actions (while he was alive) contradict that very much. This left me feeling quite confused and conflicted.There is a very strong supernatural element to this novella, dreams become flesh and no one really knows what is going on. I think that the goal was to show that Sara and Crew shared a deep love, a love so deep that when Crew died, he was still attached to Sara on a certain level. However, there are other issues with their relationship (aside from the fact that Crew is dead), there is a truth that Sara doesn't want to face, and she can't move on until she comes to terms with the truth.I admire the pull between Sara and Crew, and the chemistry between them sizzles. The story itself has a unique pull, with love reuniting lovers even after death. However, the why and the how of their meetings is a bit confusing, and as I have said, their actions do not always match up with their feelings. With all of this, I rate A Love Soul Deep 3 stars. If you are looking for a unique, quick read, give A Love Soul Deep a try.*I received this book for review*