Review: Sweetness and angst - with just enough steamy for spice.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 19, 2013
I was among the lucky ones to get an advanced reader copy of this, Theresa Weir's first New Adult contemporary romance.When Molly Young's father dies of a heart attack, she struggles to resolve her conflicted feelings. Everyone admired Professor Young, a teacher at the University of Minnesota, but only Molly really knew the monster.Then Ian shows up for the funeral from out of state. He tries to help her through her grief, but trust isn't big on Molly's to-do list. Not even if Ian's the most gorgeous guy she ever met. Especially not even.From the beginning, Molly and Ian are strongly attracted to each other, but what's great about their love story is how their relationship grows as they find out they truly like each other. I fell a little in love with Ian myself - a good guy who refuses to be a doormat, but doesn't run at the first sight of trouble either.Weir's characters always step outside the mold, and I wasn't sure how things were going to play out between Molly and Ian. As more and more secrets are revealed, the threat of suicide hangs in the air, and though Cobain's chilling lyric is never quoted, it's always in the background: No, I don't have a gun...But don't worry. Come As You Are delivers a sweet and lovely ending and left me hoping there will be a sequel for Rose, Molly's roommate and fellow waitress at the Mean Waitress Cafe.