Review: Beautiful, from Start to Finish
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 16, 2013
Really, really enjoyed this book. I think there have been enough reviews that I don't need to summarize what happens. It was really lovely how the author introduced Fazire, first through Sarah, then Becky, and finally Lily.Lily was what I wanted a heroine to be. She's smart, beautiful, full of light and spirit, loving, and warm. Nate was also everything that Lily wished for. He's perfect, except for the fact that he grew up harsh and had a hard life and was stubborn about it. Of course, like with all romances, everything could have been resolved if they only talked, but then we wouldn't have this story.As a reader, I think there's always going to be something I don't like. With this book, it was minor.(1) The separation. The separation seemed painfully long to me. Eight years is a loooong time. And while it allowed Lily time to mature, it was so painfully long. But it's defniitely a catch 22 for me because one of my pet peeves are super young heroines who are too stupid and immature to know what they're doing or to make any true decisions on their own. So, that's something that I love about this author's work so far: an appropriate age gap between H and h.(2) Inconsistencies. When we are introduced to Sarah, that's all she is. Sarah. At the end, she is referred to as Sarah Jacobs. However, I'm assuming that Jacobs is Will's last name since his introduced as Will Jacobs. A little editing would go a long way. Which brings me to #3.(3) Past versus Passed. You walk past someone and it's past 10:00 pm. On the other hand, the car passed by the store, the book was passed around, etc. Another reason why this book could have used an editor. Or a better editor. Reading this author's other works and this error is almost her trademark or something.(4) Small thing, but I wish that Lily and Nate had more of their own children. Nate should have had more faith in Fazire. Fazire purposely created Lily to be perfect. Knowing why her mother (Becky) wished for Lily, it would make sense that Fazire would have made sure that Lily could easily have children.These were small things that affected by enjoyment of this book. However, it really was a beautiful book with a beautiful ending. I especially appreciated that in granting Lily's wish, Fazire didn't "create" Nick. Rather, he binded him with Lily. And really, I know that Nate suffered emotionally through the separation, but it was really Lily who endured all the trials and tribulations. And, that seems fair to me since she's the one who wished for them.