Review: Slow start with a slamming end!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 2, 2013
I wasn't that keen on the first few chapters of this story. After the opening pages, it became a bit too much of a narrative to me - too much telling, not enough showing and not much dialogue. I was really considering giving it away, but decided to persevere.I'm glad I did, because it started to pick up at the half-way mark and I found myself really wanting to know where this relationship was going, because the author threaded in enough secondary characters to keep you guessing.Then, at about the three-quarter mark, I was blindsided by a twist. I don't usually miss twists - which can be a bit annoying, because I rarely find stories that surprise me - but this one did. Kudos to the author for being so stealthy about it.Just as I'm recovering from that and dealing with the new plotline, Tate reveals her most guarded secret and I was, again, floored. I should have seen it coming - there were the odd hints - but I had missed it completely. Up until that point, I was a bit ambivalent about some of Tate's behaviour. I kept thinking, "He's great, just accept he loves you, get over all the angst and get on with it." But after the big reveal - oh, my, I was so in Tate's corner. To confess what she needed to, and to someone who she had come to love and trust with so much reluctance, well, it was heart-breaking and I finally understood all her angst and hesitation.I've docked a star for a couple of reasons:1. The slowish start, too much tell and not enough show, and the more than occasional typo. I think this author could work a bit more on some of the technical aspects of her craft.2. Some things didn't add up for me. For example, when Tate is assaulted outside the bar, why were the police not contacted? It's all well and fine for Jace to be there to patch things up, but what those guys did was unacceptable and should have been reported. Also, when a particular character commits statutory rape, he would have been charged (and I don't care who his parents were) - that one really didn't add up if you know anything about law enforcement.Having said that, great book, made all the better for a HEA and no cliffhangers. Enjoy!