Review: A sweet and unusual romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 7, 2012
Warning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.Rating: 8/10PROS:- I jump at the chance to read just about any romance that includes a character who isn't perfect, either physically or mentally, because it's not just the brilliant and beautiful people of the world who fall in love.- I'd never even heard of aphasia before beginning this, so I found the story more interesting than many because I was fascinated by Drew's condition.- I worried when I started reading that the descriptions of Drew's physical actions would get old, but Fielding does a good job with them. I think it would be incredibly difficult to interact with someone who can communicate through only gestures and facial expressions, but the overall impression left by the story is similar to that of stories about two characters who are able to speak to each other.CON:- Rarely does first-person point of view work 100% for me. I almost always want to see scenes from both characters' perspectives rather than just one, and I can't think of a single other book that made me want that as much as this book did. Please note that I'm not saying the book is poorly written--it's not--but I really, really, really wanted to see inside of Drew's head now and then.Overall comments: This is a good story about two scarred men who find each other, but I think it could have been great if we'd gotten some insight into Drew's thoughts: his attitude about not being able to talk, how he feels about Travis treating him differently than most people do, etc. If you're looking for something unusual (and you aren't concerned with being able to see a lot of detail in the sex scenes), this one's worth a read.