Review: What a ride!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 31, 2013
WTF?!?! <----Me at the end of Arsen.I have no words.Honestly, it took me a few days to put together what I wanted to write for this review. As I write this, I'm still trying to process. One thing I do know, this book made me want to rip some hair out a few times and cry and shout at my e-reader! Thank you, Mia Asher, for having me wrapped up in knots and making me feel so much.Oh, and I still can't decide how I feel about the main character/heroine, Cathy. Do I hate her (oh yeah, quite a bit) or do I feel her pain and loss and empathize with her to the point of understanding why she made the choices she did??Yes.To both.From the beginning, Cathy is dealing with some great losses in her life that could really push a person to their limits. And clearly, Cathy was at those limits. I loved meeting her during the beginning when we see her relationship with Ben grow and develop. But then there is major foreshadowing of what was to come and I was sick, wondering how she would handle it. I felt Mia Asher gets right into the emotional wreck that Cathy becomes and as much as I didn't like all of her choices, I got them. I really felt I could get where she was coming from. But then her moods would make me a little crazy with emotional whiplash and I'd start to hate her again.Then there is Ben. Loving, sweet, drop-dead sexy Ben with his suits and ties. Yum. I loved him from the beginning. I could sense his frustration and his determination to help Cathy.  He just had such a difficulty reaching her. My heart broke for him several times. I really was waiting for him to put up a fight and when he did, look out!Enter Arsen. Brash, full of himself, sexy, young playboy who seems to only be looking for a good time. He's quite captivating and has a way with words and is used to getting what he wants. And he wants Cathy. And will not take no for an answer. As much as I was torn up knowing that he was getting between Ben and Cathy, I was caught up in his intense need and caring for Cathy. In a strange way, I fell for him while still caring for Ben. And in a way, I felt he was what Cathy needed at the time to heal and find herself.Overall, this was a book that after about 30% in, I found myself unable to stop reading. It was like watching an accident unfold when you see what's going to happen, there's no way to stop it, and no one comes out unscathed. What a debut novel and I know it's one that will bring out a lot of emotion in its readers.Copy provided for honest review on [...]