Review: A slow burn and satisfying
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 13, 2014
***Four Stars***I was gifted a copy by author/publisher for an honest review.  "Solitude Interrupted" starts directly after the events of "What Happened In Between" and is a continuation of Laken's journey.  I couldn't wait to read more of Laken's story and wasn't disappointed by "Solitude Interrupted".The book centres on Laken, after she's finished college and heads for West Virginia to mend her heart, and re-evaluate her life.  What unfolds is a journey of self-discovery, not only for Laken, but the reader as well.  A lot of plot points and loose ends from "What Happened In Between" are tied up in "Solitude Interrupted" and the reader begins to understand all that Laken has been through.As an aside, I thought the author did an amazing job of examining what I term as the "intimate terrorism" of someone living in a terrible domestic situation, unprotected by people that should have protected her.  Laken's character growth in "Solitude Interrupted" is phenomenal and the resolutions she comes to with her past (and people from her past) are believable.Laken's self-discovery is helped, in no small part, due to the wonderful Cole Wales, her next door neighbor, landlord and love interest.  Cole is a fantastic character and I loved the slow burn of their relationship.Similarly, to WHIB, "Solitude Interrupted" is a dialogue driven book and L.J. Scar has an economical use of prose, that leaves events up to the reader for interpretation.  The work is narrated mainly by Laken, but we also get Cole's point of view.Overall, I'd like to thank L.J. Scar for entrusting me with another thought-provoking work.  If you want a read that makes you think, I highly recommend both "What Happened In Between" and "Solitude Interrupted".