Review: PHENOMENAL....  Grab It Now!!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 23, 2013
O.U.T.S.T.A.N.D.I.N.G. Cursive is a breath of fresh air!!!Phoebe Lane has hit a homerun, kicked the winning goal, scored a touchdown..... whatever you want to call it, Phoebe Lane has done it with Cursive!!!!I wasn't even through chapter 1, and I was declaring my love for this book. This is some of the best damn writing ever ! I haven't enjoyed a book this much in a long long time. It's outstanding, brilliant, and absolutely wonderful.Cursive is a stunning and brilliant debut! It's hard to truly believe this is Phoebe Lane's first book. It is extremely well-written with great character development and a wonderful pace and flow. It is filled with endearing characters, heartache, laughs galore, heart melting moments, and palpable sexual tension all mixed into a gloriously wonderful story. The dialogue is smart, sexy, fun, and witty, and Phoebe Lane' s writing style... well, I JUST LOVE IT!!! The writing is solid and the level of maturity is remarkable, it will hook you from the very beginning.You may think you know the story.... two people that have individually suffered a tragic event and have sworn off relationships..... but, you have NO idea. This is so refreshingly different. It is serious and heartbreaking but light and delightful at the same time. It will seriously knock your socks off (but don't take your shoes off first.... because Cursive will knock those off, too).I think I fell in love with Jace and Aislynn at the same time - YEP!!! It happened in Chapter 1. Both are so sweet, completely lovable, and REAL. Neither is looking for a relationship - while Aislynn is unwilling to confront her past, Jace refuses to relive his by getting attached again. They meet by chance - Aislynn will say life has a cruel sense of humor like that. But after a few "non-dates" not so subtly conceived by their well-meaning friends, they learn more about each other and realize they forgot how nice it feels to actually be interested in someone else. They decide to see where things go, and have a real honest to goodness D-A-T-E.As the pair grow closer, both can tell the other is hiding something. With time, Jace and Aislynn open up about their pasts that hold them hostage. Jace goes first afraid that his confession will have Aislynn running. Aisylnn soon follows divulging what has her moving from city to city like a nomad for the past year. Jace and Aislynn need to decide if they can let go of their pasts in order to pursue the present with one another. Their pasts are the KEY and revealing anymore would ruin the wonderful story Phoebe Lane has crafted. I can say what they endured in their past have made them into the wonderful and lovable people they are today.The supporting characters - the best friends, Ellie and Evan, and Jace's family - are just as loveable and have just the right involvement and add a lot to the story. And, some of the throw back references had me smiling - Jem, Rainbow Brite, Cindy Lauper. Love, love, love this book!Phoebe Lane, I'm glad you came out of hiding!!!! If you had THIS in you, I can't wait to see what else you've got hiding in there.