Review: A wonderful debut novel.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 20, 2013
Book received by author in exchange for an honest review.I am a bit split on this one, mostly to do with my feelings of the characters and not necessarily on the story. I would have to settle on a 3.5 rating because there was just something about these two that drove me crazy even though I liked the premise of the story far more.Logan and Andrew had that once in a life time sort of love, but that seemed like a life time ago. For four years they had a glimpse at perfect, and four years after that day that dream seemed so far out of reach. Logan walked away from the boy she promised forever for, for reasons unknown. But when an accident brings Andrew back into Logan's life, the connection they once shared is too much to be denied. But when they find their way back to one another there are still too many secrets in their past and present that threaten to tear them apart.Both Logan and Andrew were difficult to really connect to fully. Together I was completely cheering them on, but when they strayed from each other's side I found it hard to really not be annoyed by their actions. They are the perfect of example of two people who truly made each other better as a pair rather than individuals. I was invested into their story, but wanted desperately for them to be honest with each other and talk through not only the events that lead to the break up but the events that were there threatening their future. Both seemed oblivious to the need to be honest and eventually sweeping it all under the rug had larger consequences than they could have imagined.As a first novel by A.J. Warner, this was great start. There were some passionate moments and she showcased the effortless love that exists between two people that were meant to be. There were moments where the plot seems like it could be going a bit too extreme, but since we don't get resolution yet to their story, it is hard to tell if she can bring it all together fully.Both Andrew and Logan's actions and behaviors left me a bit stuck in the middle. I sort of imagined them as three characters, both separate and as one together. Logan was immature at times and Andrew seemed to always think there was a better time to tell the full story. I think that is the part that held me back a bit, I can deal with drama and angst but find it frustrating when the relationship issues fall to communication issues. It's like once you get frustrated at them it is hard to see past it. I just wanted to shake them and force them to finish their conversations that were all sidetracked. But then again, if they did that there would have been no break up, no reuniting and no cliffhanger ending...Overall a great first story from a new author and a story that I will want to know how it ends. I hope that whatever twist are to come are pulled together in way that compliments the story and does not take it to an unrealistic extreme.