Review: Torn and a little disgusted
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 08 26, 2013
Ok - so where to start.Firstly, I hated how marriage was portrayed in this book. Ben was described as everything to Cathy, her true love, her reason for being, her everything and yet when things got a touch tough (A few miscarriages) she decides life is too hard I'll look elsewhere. Ben did nothing, seriously, he was beautiful. He loved her, adored her, and lived for her. Basically, the message I got from this was "It doesn't matter how much you love someone, eventually you won't anymore. Something bad will happen and you will look somewhere else because God forbid you fight for marriage." There was absolutely no need for Cathy's behavior. None at all. I despised her. There are women who have lost children, that would never do something so cold to someone that is feeling the loss too. What about Ben? He was losing too.Arsen - Jesus - He was a jerk. He was cold, unfeeling and awful. He hit on a woman he knew was married, that made him just as bad as her. He didn't step back, God she was pregnant and he was STILL having a go!!! It was hard to read something so cold.The author clearly wanted a reaction, and in that she has succeeded but was it a five star read? Hell no. The writing was good, she most certainly has talent but the story line was sadly one of those you either love or hate, for me it was something I couldnt swallow after having lived through miscarriages, I would have never treated my husband so badly,The book is titled Arsen, it should be titled Ben because he's the only decent character in this story.