Review: Cliffhanger!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 1, 2014
I posted on Facebook the other day about Tricia's guest post and how it answered and addressed all the questions, concerns and thoughts related to "Intractable Souls." The first thing I have to say is how difficult it was to read a book in the third person since it had been so long. It's almost like I forgot what that was like. It took me a few chapters to hop on the train. To be honest, I put the book down and had to come back, but once my brain finally registered that I really did need to know what a character was feeling in that exact moment, it kind of all made sense. Tricia does a great job of incorporating all of those feelings without completely confusing you on what character is feeling what.The second piece she wrote about was the length. Yes, this book was long. But then again I had to think about non-indie books and other traditionally published novels that I have read and loved (Harry Potter, Twilight, Janet Evanovich) and then it didn't seem so long. It was a bit intimidating but there wasn't a lot I felt that Tricia could have lost in order to make it shorter and I don't think the story would have been what it was without all the detail.Now, let me get my one major negative out of the way......cliffhanger. Better yet, we need to create a word for a book that just stops and leaves us so far off the cliff that one wrong breath and we are tumbling over. Yes, I know it's a series but to be honest, I emailed Tricia and told her what a cruel woman she really was to leave me hanging like this. Did it ruin the book for me, no. But I will admit after being that emotionally invested, my heart dropped a little on that last page.Here's what you do need to know about Tricia Daniels and "Intractable Souls," Ethan O'Connell and Olivia James are two characters you need to meet. From the very beginning, the attraction and connection are unstoppable, except Olivia is going to try and do everything in her power to make it so. Olivia is scared, hesitant and damaged due to her past relationship. There are things revealed that directly battle everything that Ethan O'Connell appears to be.Ethan is the rich, handsome and successful businessman that bulldozes his way into Olivia's life. There are times that he is so sweet and thoughtful and then times when you want to throat punch him. But in a weird way, they need each other, the yin to yang, the black to white.It's for this reason that I encourage you to read "Intractable Souls" and get lost in the world of Ethan and Olivia as they recapture what is obviously a love that as transcended throughout time and reincarnated to find one another again.