Review: Very Good Read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 13, 2012
Reviewed by Renee for My Secret Romance Book ReviewsThis book was provided by the author/publisher in return for an honest review.What a great beach read! The story starts with Mary Delaney and her boyfriend Nick going to South America for a working holiday. Nick shows he is still is a loser and hasn't changed much. He goes off gambling and loses big time. Mary and Nick have been together for two years and he has done some wild things to her in the past so this doesn't surprise her.When she wakes up in a dirty hotel in Corazon, a rural area in South America, she realizes that all the cash they had and Nick's passport and wallet are not in the hotel safe. Her personal hell starts. She has $16 in cash, no credit card and her cell phone reaches it's max minutes in the first hour of her realization.Mary finds herself in the middle of a strange country with very little Spanish and in the hands of the man who "won" her in the card game and took Nick's cash. The story evolved well and the characters were believable as well. Mary discovers a lot about her strength and Paulo her savior too. There are two reveals that are equally shocking too.I wish it was longer! All in all a very good read.