Review: Great debut!!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 17, 2013
*Received an ARC in exchange for an honest review*I enjoyed this book and it was an easy read. Finished it in about 2 days. I enjoyed all of the characters, especially Corbin, and I appreciated the character development along the way. The book grabbed me from the very beginning and at first, I thought this was a suspense novel, since Sophia was running away out of fear. Don't get me wrong, there was a little suspense, but it's mostly about young love. Sophia has some great dialogue in this story. She is intelligent, generous, enchanting, but also broken and frightened. I loved her innocence and her inner turmoil. I loved that she never gave up hope, no matter how much crap life threw at her. Then there's Corbin. Wheewww! This man is hott! I liked everything about him. He is so passionate and honest that I wished he said those words to me!! LOL..."sweet Sophia"..I just loved that!!! Surprisingly, my favorite character in this story was Tobie. I wish I had a best friend just like her. I felt Tobie was the rock in this book. She helped Sophia overcome her fears and she opened Corbin's eyes and showed him how to believe in love. Tobie never strayed no matter how hard it was to get through to Sophia and in the end, it paid off.Overall, I liked the story. The only thing I would change is that, I think it was a little too predictable. The secrets were not as "bad" as I thought they would be. Other than that, this book had me hooked until 4am..yes I stayed up til 4am!!! I recommend this book for anyone ages 16 and up. There are a few love scenes but it's not that steamy so teens can read this. The writing was superb and imaginative, especially the scene at the lake...whoa, talk about intense! For a debut novel, I believe TJ Hannah hit the nail on the chalkboard and I will definitely be checking out her next books.