Review: Fireworks
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 18, 2013
Fireworks is a novella written by Lindsey Gray about two people who rekindle their love for each other after not seeing each other for ten years. When Sophie was sixteen and Sam twenty-one, they knew they had feelings for each other, but thanks to their age difference and Sam's meddling mother, they never had the chance to form a relationship. When they meet again and their feelings re-emerge, Sam has to decide what to do about his current girlfriend, who is supposed to be introduced to his family during a fourth of July celebration. When he and the girlfriend break up, Sam and Sophie decide to go to the party together and have Sophie play the part of his girlfriend of the past six months, but is their relationship really as fake as they are pretending?I really liked this novella. It was a sweet and quick read, and I liked the buildup to the relationship of the two main characters. I liked, too, that there was a lack of angst in the story. I thought after reading the blurb that there was going to be bits of angst because of the characters going into a fake relationship while having feelings for each other, but I was pleasantly surprised. It was nice to read about two people who did not have problems with communication and who did not hide their feelings. Also, I liked that throughout the story we got to read little snippets of scenes from the perspective of some of the secondary characters; I thought it was a nice touch.There was one section of the book that I did not agree with, but I won't get into that too much here because of spoilers. I'll just say that there was a sensitive issue from a past relationship that I don't feel was dealt with the right way for the characters, but perhaps I'm just not as forgiving of such a situation.I must say that I thought Sophie's stepsister was completely adorable. If I were to have a sister, I'd hope she was like Shannon.Overall, I really enjoyed reading Fireworks and very much look forward to reading more from Lindsey Gray in the future.