Review: Good story but...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 16, 2013
'Against Her Will' was a really good story about a beautiful, young woman who does her best to overcome the curse of being beautiful. Judged on her looks most of her life, Donna works hard to prove that she's more than just a pretty face. After a devastating violation though, she begans to lose her grip on sanity. She lashes out at everyone and sinks into a deep depression. Eventually, she gives up on ever getting her life back and attempts suicide. Sent to a mental facility for treatment, Donna meets a family that sparks the hope that she can go on. The opportunities with this plot, are many but I felt that the story was rushed in places where I'd have liked to see more detail. I also felt that the heroine, Donna, was an inconsistant character. In trying to show her anguish, the author had Donna all over the place. Sweet and biddable one minute, then shallow and self-centered, then immature and rude, then mature and polite. I just didn't get why she'd say things, or behave the way she was, at certain times. Also, there was a small bit of over the top drama which I felt could have been done a little more realisticly, concerning the character of Theresa. Other than that, the story had me in its grip. Just when I'd think I had it figured out, it would have me second-guessing myself up until the very end. Pretty good read.