Review: Beautiful, Deep, Emotional, and Sensational
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 11, 2014
FAVORITE of 2104!Loving Mr. Daniels consumed me. This is one of those stories that most definitely takes your breath away. One that will make you feel everything. One that has you loving not only the heroin and hero, but the secondary characters as well. Because those secondary characters have just as much importance in this story as the heroin and hero, do. It is stories like this that make reading an special experience for me. Because It is not everyday that I get to read a book filled with extreme depth and a powerful meaning.I have to say, I was completely mesmerized with everything Ashlyn Jennings. She grabbed a hold of my heart and ran with it. Her love for Shakespeare, reading, and being her own being is beyond intriguing One thing that she doesn't notice is that she is so beautiful and worthy of love, like everyone else. But the reason she's like this is because she always stood in her twin sister, Gabbys, shadow. That killed me that she didn't see herself as beautiful. But it isn't just her beauty that captivated me, it was her. She has so much going for her. She is strong, reserved, stubborn, unique, and very smart. So when a certain someone waltzes into her life, everything starts to spin out of control. Welcome to her sublime chaos, her golden, her double problem.Why can't all characters be as charming as, Daniel Daniels? I loved that he is a musician who pours his emotions out in Shakespeare quotes. He melted me. He has become my new Book Boyfriend, and he most certainly defines the term perfection. I had a permasmile when he was in the picture, he just brings this gentle calmness to any situation. He has battled some demons, so for him to shine brightly when Ashlyn is around, had me pleading with myself and the book that they could be one anothers companion, or even double problem. He braves his life, his career, and dignity to want Ashlyn as his own. It takes a lot of nerve to do what he is doing. And I think this is why I love him unconditionally.As I mentioned before, the secondary characters are an intricate needed detail in this story. Hailey and Ryan are siblings who try to uphold the picture perfect mold, that their mother casts them into, all the while fighting desperately to stay afloat in their own personal misery. They both reminded me of myself as a teen in high school, wanting to be seen as someone "cool enough" to hang out with. High School is hard. And with Hailey and Ryan fighting many different aspects, you feel their desire to be accepted for who they are. Then there is Gabby, Ashlyns twin sister, who totally gutted me in many ways. Some ways had be bawling, others had me smiling brightly, and wanting to scoop her up and put her in my pocket. She is just as beautiful and accepting as Ashlyn is. These three characters have so much to give to Ashlyn and so much love to share with her.The dynamic of Daniel and Ashlyn sucks. Yes, sucks. Because I desperately wanted them to be a couple. To be each others Golden, for all the world to see. They have this extremely powerful connection. It's like they were made specifically for one another. Sure that may seem cheesy, but they're each others ying to their yang. I was smitten with them. I craved their interactions, their desires, and their need to be with one another. I LOVED their texting time, it was sweet and had me swooning. Even with the swirling thoughts that their relationship would never work, I still WANTED, NEEDED, and HOPED that they would make it work. However, we know not all things can stay firmly planted after a brutal storm comes through. Their brutal storm may make or break them as individuals. Will they be able to overcome this madness and make it to see clear skies and the sun shining brightly?This is the first book that I have read from Author Brittainy C. Cherry, and will not be my last. She has a knack for writing deeply seated stories. And even though Loving Mr. Daniels, is the taboo forbidden romance, it is so much more than that. I couldn't believe how one minute I could be in fits of laughter and then sobbing uncontrollably the next. The way everything was threaded together perfectly, made this an extremely special story. I don't believe I've come across a book before that holds so much meaning to me. One that is extremely powerful and thought provoking. It bears so much detail and intimate happiness. Loving Mr. Daniels will forever hold a special place in my heart.