Review: Accidentally Inspired...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 26, 2013
In Crumple Zone we meet Lara, a workaholic from Seattle, who is searching for direction in her life. Her impetuous trip to Chile after losing her job, brings her into contact with a backpacker. This accidental relationship is one type of crumple zone... but it is  when Lara meets Enrique the true meaning of the title becomes evident.Enrique is a long distance driver, driven to face his own demons.Driving an X Trail, Lara meets Enrique accidentally at a set of cross roads.Both their lives are changed when the X Trail's Crumple Zone saves Lara's life.The development of the characters, set in the amazing backdrop of Chile makes compelling reading. Gritty realism, complex characters, empathy, and tension are all woven through a novel that transports the reader from down town Seattle to the Atacama Desert and back again.Grab your copy and discover a little about life, love, risk, responsibility and how Lara and Enrique find their own Crumple Zone.