Review: 4.5 Stars For This Wonderful Story!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 11, 2013
I will meet you on Wednesdays at noon in Celebration Park. Kissing only.This isn't the kind of story I'd normally pick up, but there was something about the idea of two lonely souls meeting once a week to share stolen kisses in the park that sent my imagination flying. I couldn't stop wondering what would compel Carrie and Brian to enter into such an arrangement. It sounded so tawdry, so shallow, and yet, so heartfelt and hopeful, and honestly, I simply couldn't resist finding out what brought them to this point in their lives.My Thoughts -It doesn't often happen that a book takes me completely by surprise, but The Story Guy is one that did. I had no idea where this relationship between Brian and Carrie was going - if it was going anywhere at all - but what starts out as a sexy, intriguing, quirky tale, soon becomes a poignant, impassioned, sensual love story that I couldn't put down. It's a fairly short read but what it lacks in page count it more than makes up for with complex characters, a deeply moving story, and the promise of a beautiful, destined, happily ever after.I wish we had been given an epilogue of some sort, something to show us where Carrie and Brian will be 5, 10, 20 years down the road. And believe me, this not a criticism, but a testament to how much I came to care about them both.I'm looking forward to reading more by Mary Ann Rivers, a truly gifted writer.My thanks to Loveswept and Netgalley for granting me a copy of this story in exchange for an honest review.