Review: A story of consequences...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 24, 2014
This is my third Inglath Cooper novel that I have read. I've recieved an e-mail giving me this book for free for an honest review. I've come to realize that the page numbers that they claim on Amazon is not the actual page numbers of the book itself as usually what happens there are free chapters of the author's other books. This book ended at 72% on my Kindle.As with the other books I have read from this author, the story never focuses on one character. Instead the POV's are shared with others. I know Ms. Cooper's books are advertised as romance novels, but I always feel that that is a misleading label. They should actually be called "family drama" novels as that is the main focus for most of the books I've read from her. It seems that family is a central theme with this author and how the biases or misconceptions each has with the other affects the relationship they share.This book is supposed to be a story about Becca Miller and her first love, Matt Riley, but it's also about Becca's sister, Emmy and her first love. Emmy is an important character as what happened to her affected Becca's life forever. It was also the catalyst of why Becca broke up with Matt. The story is told through numerous flashbacks. It isn't until almost at the end of the book that the mystery of what happened to Emmy and how it affected Becca is revealed. This book started out slow and had a serious tone through out as the story was being told. It is a clean book as far as intimate scenes  are concerned, so this book can easily be read by anyone without being embarrassed.I enjoyed this story. It was well written. The drama was strong and ran through out the entire story. The love stories were understated, but still felt important. There were many surprises within the book.  Some made me question the decisions that the characters made. They were not the actions I would have taken, but then again I was never in the unique situations they were in. It placed a heavy burden on everyone affected and even some who were not directly involved. This is the type of book that makes you think after you've read it. There are even questions at the end of the story that can be shared in a reading group.