Review: Lacking
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 07 18, 2012
I tried to like this book, but just couldn't get into it.  The writing style just did not flow well, and seemed a bit elementary at times, especially the way Gabriella described her feminine areas, I almost thought I was reading a teen novel.  The storyline had potential, but it just fell flat to me.  It seemed like things were moving along very quickly in Gabriella's life with little explanation of the how she got to each point.  First she was abandoned by her husband, then she loses her home, decides to go back to school, gets her masters, opens a daycare all in a matter of pages.  Everything happened so quickly that I surely thought I missed something.  The relationship between Gabriella and Matthew just had no real development.  She was in love with him after barely even going on a date.  I don't know if something was cut out, or if this was how it was supposed to be, but their relationship was just not believable to me.  The whole Regina angle, I really saw that one coming very early on in the book.  Her role in everything was really not much of a surprise.I think this author has potential, but can use a bit of work.  This book definitely needs another read through to correct the many typo's I came across.  She clearly had a good idea here, but the execution was just lacking.  The love between the main characters needs a lot more description.  Instead of just saying they are in love, I'd like to know how they got there first.  With this being said, I would give this author another chance to see if the writing style improves.