Review: A read like catching up with a dear friend, long apart
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 11, 2013
I received an advanced copy of HW2:The Brooklyn Chronicles in return for an honest review. As that is what the author asked of me, I feel obligated to offer exactly that.Within the first few paragraphs of HW2 I was drawn back into Brooklyn's world. Her hopes, her fears and frustrations, her disappointments, her triumphs, her heartbreaks and her new lease on love -complete with all the roadblocks and potholes on the road thereto- are there for the reader to share. I came to envy Bo the company of this wonderful, open, and honest lady. In offering such an intimate and in depth look into Brooklyn's life, mind, and heart, Brenda Perlin is showing a level of trust in her readers to see past Brooklyn's foibles and mistakes and to embrace her as the woman she has become.Often as I read, I felt like I was having a conversation with an old friend as she caught me up on her life over a cappuccino at a local coffee shop. Brenda has created a memorable character in Brooklyn, and I will miss her when the HW Chronicles conclude.