Review: Fearless.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 28, 2013
Missy Johnson sold me on this one early on because I, like several other people have commented, am a big fan of taboo romances. I loved the student/teacher element though it was much less emphasized than I expected. I think I walked into this one expecting more of the "forbidden love" element and less of the human element, more sex and less plot.That was a mistake on my part.Both Dalton and Wrenn are fully realized characters with their own burdens to bear -Dalton with a secret hanging over his head which may or may not kill him and Wrenn who is living in the aftermath of the death of her entire immediate family- who touched me. I loved both of them; I appreciated both POVs given to me by the author. I think that if the book is going to be told in first-person POV? It helps to have both sides equally represented so that it doesn't start to tip into a one-sided story where the reader has to assume that the only POV they're given is correct. It helped me to appreciate the story more to have both sides telling it as it went along.I'm always a character reader, so I would rate any book high that created characters that I loved by the end of it, but I say this one was a 5-star read for me because the author was fearless in her choices and the characters are fearless in their love.Not every love story gets told the same way. This one is a unique love story not only because it is a forbidden love affair, but also because it asks the questions, "How much pain could you take for love? How much of yourself would you give? How much is too much to live through?"As an individual who can relate on a personal level to this story, I appreciate that Missy Johnson didn't take the easy way out for what felt very much like a fairy tale romance up to the very end. For me, it's perfect. It is beautiful. This is a love story.Real love can survive anything. I deeply appreciate that Missy Johnson chose to showcase that in this piece.I'd recommend it to anyone who loves a good love story.**NOTE: COMPLIMENTARY COPY PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR IN EXCHANGE FOR AN HONEST REVIEW ON BEHALF OF THIS REDHEAD LOVES BOOKS BLOG**