Review: LOVED IT
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 5, 2014
SUMMER'S BOOK BLOGLex is the first book in the Unconventional Hearts series by S.K. Logsdon, while it is the start of a series it can be read as a stand alone. Lex is an unconventional woman, she is one of the most beautiful women in her small hometown but she remains alone by choice. Her past is filled with horrors and pain and she prefers not to open herself up to anyone and chance anymore pain in her life. Somehow her best friend Roni talks her into trying online dating where she meets a man who seems too good to be true, add in two men in her real life trying to date her and she is left scared and confused. Will she ever allow anyone to know her fully or will she keep them at arms length?Lex is one of the most intriguing and unusual novels I have ever read, I can honestly say I've never encountered a plot quite like it. S.K. Logsdon has a writing style that is incredibly engaging, the novel is mostly written from Lex's point of view and the first person perspective feels conversational. I felt like Lex was my friend and she was talking to me throughout the story. There are chapters from other characters point of view which really adds to the novel and allows the reader to get more deeply involved with the other characters as well. Lex is an absolutely love-able and wonderful character, her strength and resilience are astonishing. When she finally begins to open her heart up a little bit the amount of love she has is so beautiful especially after all the pain she has suffered.This novel does touch on some very heavy subject matter ranging from child abuse to rape and issues facing the LGBT community, if any of these issues make you uncomfortable then this is not the book for you. This story is full of secrets, anguish, confusion, and fear but turns into a story full of love and acceptance. Parts of this book are heartbreakingly sad but other parts are so heart warming it brought happy tears to my eyes. I'm not sure I've ever seen a love as beautiful and pure as that between Lex and the man she ends up with (no spoilers here!), it literally melted my heart. Every character in the book is wonderful and perfect although I will say her online suitor seriously gave me the creeps for a little bit!!I also adored the contrast between the ultra feminine Lex and her best friend Roni who was such a tomboy! The story had me captivated from the very beginning and only got better the more I read, it is a long novel but not once did it let me go, I was completely drawn in. I found the ending of the book to be absolutely perfect, it gave you everything you could possibly want for the characters. The author is a detailed and descriptive writer who created some crazy plot twists. heavy secrets and  beyond fantastic characters, especially Officer Lincoln who I absolutely fell in love with, I was thrilled to find out his story is the next in the series! I will be counting the days until the next book in this series is released.