Review: Lovely story of sorrow and acceptance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 8, 2014
I received this book from the author in exchange for a review.Weeping Angels is a standalone contemporary romance novel.Frankie's sister just died from liver failure. When she flies home for the funeral it's something she's dreading not because her sister's dead but because she has to face the family and friends that killed her. Four years ago she walked out on her sister when she wouldn't do an intervention for her alcohol problem. To Frankie that's the day her sister died. All she wants is to get in and get out what she doesn't expect to find is Topher. Topher was her sister's best friend before he joined the military. Topher is dealing with his own haunted past and trying to live with himself and his injuries. He can't remember what it was like all those years before the military. His short term memory is scrambled but he's determined to move on. When Topher and Frankie cross paths they don't expect the understanding and comfort they find in each other. Their relationship starts off with forgetting and pain but can blossom into something more if they can find a way to open up to each other and let go of what haunts them.This was a beautiful story of pain and sorrow. Two different people with haunted pasts help each other move on and become better. I enjoyed the story. The characters were real and emotional. Frankie was a strong independent woman trying to hold her life together but on the inside she was a fragile lost girl. Topher is a tough military man who is struggling to find who he is and who he was. Both characters experience a profound loss that brings them together. It was a nice story but it lacked the wow factor for me. I was hoping for more depth on their relationship and love. I was hoping for more action but it was purely a romantic story.