Review: Intriguing, but has flaws
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 25, 2014
This book has some issues, but is still somewhat of a page-turner.  First, it needs editing. Words were misused; I don't know how many times we were told about the baby in Gwen's "stomach." An appropriate word for a pre-schooler to use, perhaps, but not for an author. Abdomen, uterus, womb, whatever, would have been at least accurate. "Plutonic" refers to volcanic rock, not a friendship between the opposite sex. Too many word syntax gaffes and punctuation errors for a finished book. As far as the substance of the book goes, I found the storyline intriguing: a young woman falls in love for the first time, gets pregnant, faces a tragedy, struggles to cope with no support from family, and becomes embroiled in a complicated relationship with the troubled brother of her lover. The author did a great job of making me care about Gwen. However, the intensity of both brothers became major turn-offs when they each in different ways exerted their control over Gwen. Any emotionally healthy female would see their behavior as red flags. I am not a fan of cliffhanger endings, and this one was especially unappreciated.