Review: Emotional love triangle
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 22, 2014
I took awhile to write this reveiw after reading the book. At first, I wasn't sure how I would rate it because it really is an emotional roller coaster ride! At first, my emotions were all over the place....I was mad and wanted to beat up Trent, yell at Gabe and smack Maddy. I also wanted to tell Maddy's mother off and scold Mrs. Basso too. Then, I sighed and wanted to hug Maddy, Gabe and yes, even Trent. LOL!This is a really well written story with great characters, story line and romance. Maddy and Trent grow up together and are best friends and fall in love as they get older. Everyone in their small town thinks of them as being together...even when they are not! And, they are "not" together many times in the story as this spans a 25 year period but they always get back together. The writer goes back and forth bewteen time frames and while it didn't annoy me like other reviews have stated, I do think if the time frames could have been longer, it would have made the book easier to read and digest. As you read the story, you will see that there is lots more to Maddy's past that you need to understand but it doesn't come out until very late in the book. Meet Gabe, Trent's older brother who has always looked out for Maddy whenever Trent was not around and had feelings for her but would never act on them because of his brother. Well, that all changes one time on Spring break!A good love triangle always makes a great story and this is no exception. I was a little nervous about it being between brothers but I have to say that it didn't bother me at all. A few other reviews posted about how annoyed they were with Maddy not being able to make up her mind and also Trent's behavior and I can see where they are coming from but to me, there actions felt authentic. I could understand how they just couldn't/didn't want to let each other go because of their history. And, Gabe's actions as well....what a tough situation he is in...not wanting to betray his brother but also knowing how Trent had let Maddy down time and time again. Angst!You do get a happy ending and it's a good one!!!I will definitely look into more by Michelle Lynn.