Review: Laurie's Time
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 12, 2014
This is the second book I have read from this very talented author but this time I do believe I am almost at a loss for words to really do this one justice. I fell in love with this quaint place called Fairfield in the first one so was quite happy to return. This time the focus is on Laurie and her quest for finding herself and her place. This book also I was glad to note can be read as a stand alone which makes it good for anyone who happens upon this one first. The beginning starts with opening the window for how things were when Laurie was in her younger years starting at the beginning which in this case is the hook that snags you holding you firmly in place so glad I had picked this up when I did not have to put it down anytime soon. Then it takes you to her life later on where she embarks on her future. She has been until now with her aunt Emma who stepped in with no qualms about it to finish raising her after her mother passed away in a accident. As per the title she is encouraged to take a job away in Fairfield when it comes up because it is her time all the way around. The talent of this author enables us the reader to also walk or run at times with Laurie in her time of life and discovery of herself and what it is she really can do and will want. Of course if you are familiar with small towns at all you know they can be quite friendly especially if you are young and unattached. The people in this town are quite the colorful characters brought to life by this author and the breath she breathes into them. She also quickly gets a new friend aka roommate Carol. Of course any good pal is going to introduce you around the crowd so you can feel right at home and none other than the bad boy of the crowd meaning hunk with looks to melt your bones notices right away the new girl,Rob learns later when they are finally formally introduced his socks will be the ones knocked off plus he has been warned that she is not a one night kind of girl so don't go there. Gotta love friends who look out for each other. But because of her past and when they have met lets his past stand in her way. Oh my that past is always such a trouble maker. So now as the reader I am privileged to having a journey right along with these two as their relationship builds with all their ups and downs. Their time together is not just holding hands either but a get down and truly discover each other to the soul kind that is done quite beautifully here. One of the biggest obstacles their relationship faces is a very real dangerous one or can be if not taken care of properly or diagnosed right-Lupus. Having several close friends in my life with this I know the struggles that can come from this and the special kind of person it takes to be with someone who has this and not walk away a coward. This author sheds the light so realistic on all of this when it comes to a relationship and one person has it the support system Laurie gets from everyone, it is hands down one of the best I have read in how two people deal with a real obstacle other than the run of the mill stuff like playing around and all that kind of stuff. The flow is the kind in this book with all the love,humor and tears by any and all portrayed in this book is the kind once you pick this up it will not be put down till the end is achieved and you find out if indeed she does achieve her time or not but finally leaving you after you find out that answere with you thirsty for more from this author and Fairfield.