Review: 4 stars  for Grace and Logan
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 29, 2014
When I read the synopsis for Grace for Drowning, I imagined a dark, emotional tale. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the darkness wasn't nearly as complete as I had expected. Instead, I found two characters with flaws and weaknesses who found healing in each other. It was still plenty emotional, but not nearly as dark as I had anticipated.Grace is barely hanging on. She has already lost one job and is just hoping she can keep her head above water at this new job bartending. But despite trying to hide her demons, she is nearly swallowed by them once again, until Logan steps in and tried to save her from herself.Logan has his own demons he has battled and in Grace he sees the chance to share what he has learned. Because he seemed so strong, it was easy to forget that he was hiding his own demons from Grace and doing his best not to show weakness to her.Together Grace and Logan work together. Logan knows what Grace is dealing with, and Grace makes Logan forget the pain he's felt. I loved the support each provided in those weak moments along the way. But just when things seemed to be going smooth, things happen that neither character could foresee.When things get tough, I quickly got mad at Logan. His reaction to the conflict shouldn't have surprised me as much as it did, as he himself called it, but man I had hoped together he and Grace would have been strong enough to keep each other level.Because I spent so much of the book feeling like things were sailing along nicely I was blindsided by the way the last 20% happened. It was severe. It was emotional. It was unexpected. But it was also needed. Without that final quarter of the book, it would have been too easy. Too soft. Too convenient. As it was, the end added a great conflict between the characters that had so far been missing. There was plenty of conflict with outside forces, but between Grace and Logan, things had been too smooth.I was gifted a copy in exchange for an honest review.