Review: "Bad Things happen to good People."
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 24, 2014
Rebecca Brooke's Forgiven is a beautiful love story about not letting your past rule your future - but simply to forgive;Rebecca could not have picked a title more fitting for this book!Caleb suffers from demons from his past and lets no one into his life, thinking that if anyone found out about what happend "THAT night" they would turn away and leave him.To prevent others running from him, he runs away first as soon as someone tries to approach.Angie, on the other side, had a tough childhood and still has to go through a lot with her family.Like Caleb, she mostly keeps to herself with only her best friend Emily knowing about her past.Both of them think they are not worthy being loved - until they were teamed up by a professor for a class project that both of them needed to pass.Caleb is a real jerk in the beginning and keeps pushing Angie away, which made her believing even more that she is not loveable - what other reason could be there that he hates her so much?Although they - especially Caleb - tried to stay away from each other, they found each other being pulled back together constantly...During the story I learned to love Caleb, but there was one point where I almost freaked out over his actions- I mean, really, how could he do that to Angie after what happened only seconds before?!But thanks to Angie's impulsive and caring best friend Emily and also to Caleb's room mate Josh he regrets his decision pretty soon.When Caleb is not busy with running from Angie as far as possible, he treats her like a princess - loving and caring like she deserves it.You could see how much she truly meant to him. It was just sweet!!I must say I bow to Angie - she forgives Caleb so often for running away and gives him more than just a second chance.I don't know if I had the strength to risk being hurt over and over again.But finally, after speaking out the truth about both their dark pasts, they get the happy ending they deserved.This book is an emotional roller coaster - you will get from mad to sad to crying to laughing and over again!I thoroughly recommend this book to everybody who loves a romantic and emotional love story.I'll be on the look-out for book #2!