Review: Attention Grabber And A Keeper Book
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 20, 2012
It's been a while since I read a book that is not in the group of my normal choice but ended up on my keeper shelves.The plot of the story is very interesting to begin with - having the government took over match dot com and eharmony's job. Seriously it is an attention grabber from the get go.Rainy is just like any of us girls. Did what was expected of her and now that she did her obligation to go to school, graduate and have a stable paying job. A logical next step was to get married. We see her meet her prospective husband and in-laws, we watch her doubts over the match develop. We see her fight a system in futile, and watch her heart broken. She will grow strong under fire and triumph in the end.At first I had a doubt I would loved the young main character but as I watch and cheer her as she reach for her dreams I feel myself dreaming with her. I watch her disappointment when those dreams turned out to be nightmare and my heart broke with her as she struggles with vulnerability, uncertainties, fear, and make mistakes. In short I was drawn into the story as I watch the main character grow a steel backbone with a beating loving heart to forge the steel.I love the characters, they are alive to me even the secondary characters are not left in the shadow. I love the pacing of the story, it's not dragged and I love that no issues were dragged as well just make a part of the story stick. It made me admire the author and believe in her craft. I love that the less popular issues tackled on the story are done without putting the other side of the argument in a bad light - like commitment and marriage or the lack thereof.I love the book, I recommend it, and I am keeping it.