Review: a different kind of love story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 9, 2014
Chaste was a difficult book to review. I love the McCullough's and I really enjoyed Kelly and Ashlynn's story, but... I know there' s always a but, I did feel the story dragged in places, something uncommon in Lydia Michael's books.The storline was very different them most romance novels. As the title suggests, Ashlynn is Chaste. At 24 she has literally never even been kissed. She made a promise to God and he father to save herself for marriage and has never regretted that promise. Her only regret is that the one man she has loved forever, Kelly McCullough won't be that man.When Ashlynn decides it's time to look for a husband, Kelly finds that he can no longer resist his attraction to the "good girl" he knows he shouldn't pursue.They have their usual ups and downs,some fun with the crazy, foul mouthed McCoulloughs and get married. Uh oh, we are only 1/2 way though the book!I don't want to give spoilers, so I can't tell you WHAT happens, but this is where it veers off course from normal romance and more into... I'm not sure what. Woman's fiction? Self-help? Relationship counseling? It IS still romance, and I DID enjoy it. There were times I was brought to tears, but it was a subject a little close to home for me, so maybe that was my problem.Gah, I'm muddling this all up, trying to say what I think, without giving away too much.So I'll just say, READ it!I won this book in a contest