Review: Great Love Story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 21, 2014
They had a history, going back nine years to their sophomore year at Yale.  Then, Violet was in love with Zach, but this scared him so much he could do nothing but walk away from her.  Sure, it hurt to see Violet with the rich frat boy she hooked up with, but all he could do was transfer to Juilliard for the rest of his school years. Now, nine years later, Violet’s frat boyfriend, with whom she spent those nine years, is dead from a freak accident, and Zach is burned out from writing songs for heavy metal bands. Violet redid herself to become the acceptable suburban girlfriend/housewife her boyfriend wanted, while Zach emerged as a regular player in the heavy metal band culture, writing songs and filling in for absent band members as necessary. After nine years, during which time their love never ended or lessened, can these two one-time best friends meet one another half way and bring back what they once had? Can Violet, once spurned by Zach and now reluctant to trust/commit to him regardless what he says, change for the better, and can Zach finally get the woman he wants and loves, though this means he also will need major lifestyle changes, get together with her? There is so much baggage they each are carrying that it hardly seems possible, but stranger things have happened. This is the story of the love between Violet and Zach and how it matures and grows. This is a story of the ups and downs of their love. The author has included few additional characters, and only when necessary or to add to the story. I thought that both Zach Violet acted rashly and perhaps without a great deal of thought while students at Yale, and paid dearly for their actions for nine years, but now have the chance to do things correctly. This is a real love story, and, true to reality, is not sugar coated. Anyone who enjoys reading about love and how things we say can and do impact on it will enjoy this story. True romantics will enjoy it. This is a story a reader can pick up and quickly become engrossed in Violet’s and Zach’s story. I received this from NetGalley to read and review.