Review: Emotional, bittersweet roller coaster
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 1, 2014
"She hasn't been herself for so long, and in turn, neither have I. My anchor is lost and I am finding myself adrift." - ReidI'm really struggling with my review of this book. I started off loving it, like REALLY LOVING it but as the story progressed I became more and more conflicted about it. I enjoyed the writing, so, so much. Jade's talent is obvious but my disdain for Darlene, the heroine of the story, aw crap, I can't even call her that, the main female in the in the story .... after a while, I just couldn't stomach her.Darlene and Reid's marriage is in trouble. The great thing about this book is that it's told from both points of view so it is clear they share the blame. And the worst part is that they NEVER talk about it. Oh look .... our failing marriage .... it's the elephant in the room we'll just ignore until one of us does something really stupid. Which one of them does. And it just goes downhill from there.It's difficult to review this book without giving anything away and I don't want to do that .... spoilers suck. Besides, experiencing the evolution of Reid and Darlene's story first hand is a wonderful thing, even if the story itself pisses you off (which it very much did me). Do I wish Darlene wasn't such a selfish witch? OMGosh, YES!!!! Do I wish Reid would've grown some balls when it came to Darlene? YES!!!!!!In the end, the story ended how I had hoped it would and I was still not happy. I'm not sure how that even happens. A big part of me wants to slam this book because it left a very bad taste in my mouth but that wouldn't be just. You see, the fact that I couldn't stop reading this book .... the fact that I hated every last minute of it yet I still could not turn my back on it shows just how good it really is.