Review: 10 stars and grab the tissues!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 8, 2013
WOW...If I could give this book 10 stars I would Bravos, kisses and kudos to you Ms. McClendon for giving this book to the world!!!Ok...(((deep breath)))...I'm trying to organize what I want to say, but that only makes me forget things I want to mention and makes me have the grammar of a 5th grader, so I'm just gonna wing it!This book...affected me. It really did. On so many levels. It literally has EVERYTHING I love about a fantastic book. Let me name off the wonderful things it included.~Almost no spelling or word errors...that seems to be an issues with well written books lately.~Music...the music world is interlaced within this book so well, I can't even stand it. The songs they reference in the book are well known, so you can listen to them as you read or at least reference them, to get into the characters headspace at that time. It definitely adds to the emotion you feel when reading. You don't have to be a "country fan" to appreciate the theme, but you have to love music and appreciate the "southern way of life"~Humor...If a book is nothing but the heavy stuff, it can feel overwhelming. I found myself so engrossed in the book, that I was randomly laughing and didn't even realize it. I LOVE sarcastic banter with the characters, and this book had it in spades.~Love and Romance...Dear Lordy, did this book have it! On all kinds of levels...Love between family members and siblings, love in a menage relationship, love for ones self, love for your best friends, love for ones you've lost. It was incredibly touching and moved me.~The Tears...Sweet Jesus, did I cry with this book. I try to never do spoilers in reviews, and you can get an overview of the book in the blurb for it, but this book had me, like, snotty all over crying at one point. My daughter even voiced her concern when she saw me sniffing behind my kindle LOL. It's a good release, so do not go past about 40% without tissues handy.ALPHA FREAKIN' MALES Holy crap...you have all the alpha males you can possibly choose from in this book! Ex-Marines, Country Music Stars, I mean DAMN...and they are fan your panties hot to boot!!!And finally...the SEX!!! These alpha males have some dirty little mouths in the bedroom, and they are ALL about pleasure for their ladies. Loving their woman up hard, and putting her first. It was just pretty damn hot!!The way the book played out (a long journey for the characters) in my opinion, reminded me of the book Taking Chances. The plots were nothing alike, but when I was reading this one, that book somehow came to mind. It was just an incredible story filled with erotic dialogue, love, loss, country music, hope, grief and love again. I would recommend this book to EVERYONE. It will definitely stay with me for a long while