Review: Highly Recommend This Book!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 30, 2014
CONTAINS SPOILERSI have been in a bit of a book funk these days. I think I've started and stopped several within the last few days.  This book sucked me in from the first page and I enjoyed the ride in one semi-long sitting.Annie is a damaged student/artist with an abusive past. Abandoned by her mom over and over, she bore the burden of caring for two smaller kids at a young age and you can tell that really messed her up. At times it seemed like she just could not cope with normal courtship things, and she definitely didn't have normal friendships or a normal hobby. I mean,  she hung out in the graveyard a lot. Lol!At first I thought Trip was going to be the bad influence that pulled her down,  but actually they were good for eachother. Trip is an alcoholic just trying to take it day by day, and while their friendship started out as a flirtation, it didn't really venture into the love triangle area for me. It dipped a toe at best. And I was grateful for that because the romance aspect of this story was secondary,  with a heavy focus on rehabilitation of addiction, overcoming the past,  forgiveness, and mending the bond of brotherhood.Now Samson was just downright swoonworthy. He had all the needed ingredients to be a book boyfriend. He left law school for an honorable reason. He was a boxer. He stood up for the little guy. He had good looks and the charm that all southern boys should have.  He wasn't perfect, though. There was just enough flaw in him to make him a believable character and match for Annie.This book was super enjoyable, and I'd recommend it to anyone..everyone!