Review: Wow!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 22, 2014
Natasha meets Felix. Natasha loves Felix. Natasha marries Felix. Natasha begins to realize she didn't really know Felix. After they marry, Natasha slowly begins to discover she never truly knew the man she loved. As the truth comes to the surface Natasha `Tasha' is adamant that she will do what she can to make her marriage work. She married Felix and she wants to stick with him, even though their relationship goes above and beyond being a "rocky marriage." With an ever present fear of her own husband and the budding friendship between her and mystery man Caleb, Tasha finds herself wondering what happened to the man she loved and how could this happen to her.I started this book, and felt myself not liking it, at all. I felt the writing was choppy; there was no depth or detail to any of it. Everything is from Natasha's POV and I felt I was just reading a timeline starting from when she and Felix got married. Initially, there was just too much of Natasha's thoughts and descriptions of moments from the past and not enough dialogue between the characters. I felt myself unable to connect with Tasha, which to me is really important seeing as she is the heroine and the reader is ultimately in her head. I wanted to stop reading quite a few times and just didn't know if I could finish it.However, I didn't stop reading. I forged on like the addicted reader that I am, because frankly I needed to see what happened next. I am extremely happy that I did, and this my friends is why I finish what I start. A book that started out seemingly crappy, turned out really good.This book is not a romance. The main theme is domestic violence and abuse. There are extremely graphic, disturbing and heartbreaking scenes that build the anticipation and angst of what Tasha's next move will be. With the introduction of Caleb into the story there is a very small element of romance or flirtation. When it came to Caleb and Tasha I found myself moving around a lot, I couldn't sit still. I eventually did connect with Tasha and I was in her corner, waving my pom poms yelling "come on girl you got this." Yet, the reader doesn't find out in this installment what happens. Nope, because of course, a book that I didn't think I was going to like has a killer cliffhanger and now I have to wait for the next one. I REALLY want the next one.When you read this book, be patient because it does start out slow and dull, but damn it turns around and will completely toss you around like a rag doll, piss you off, break your heart and sometimes make you smile! The anticipation for the sequel is killing me and I can't wait to see what happens next with this story! *I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*