Review: After all is said and done...life will go on =)
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 16, 2014
I'm a big fan of Bella Jewel's work and NO I am not one of those readers who hates cheating in a book (seriously, it's part of life...just like murder, suicide, addiction etc.) so that did not influence my decision to like or not like this book.For the most part it was a good book...not really entertaining (it was way too damn depressing and emotionally crazy to be a fun read)...but one of those real-life type of stories that makes you want to hug your kids and your family members and be grateful to have them in your life.Avery is that rather weak willed woman who won't speak up for herself until it's too late...she grew up without a mother after she just went missing one day, and had a cold-hearted father who was keeping big secrets from her and controlling her every move. Her brother Liam had his own demons to battle and between that, her abusive and hateful BF Jacob (ugh...he was disgusting) and the various close friends who all seemed to want a piece of her, she was all turned around and an emotional wreck.Enter Nate...the very married and sexy woman magnet motocross champion...the man she was unable to resist and yet, he was everything she was determined not to want, no matter how much it hurt. It didn't matter that he was unhappily married and the parallels between her relationship with Jacob and Nate's relationship with his wife were interesting...both were strong reasons for their eventual coupling and made me feel sympathetic to their plight.There was a lot of angsty drama and serious topics touched in this book...it was at times exhausting to read, but it was realistic and what life can sometimes throw at you, so I appreciated the honesty.Not a light fluffy love story, but nonetheless a deserved HEA after much devastation.**** 4 **** "life will go on after all is done" stars