Review: Melanie Dawn gives us a unique story! 4 stars!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 27, 2014
Then There Was You is a sequel to So Much it Hurts by Melanie Dawn. You must read So Much it Hurts first.Then There Was You follows Chris King. We go back to his time in Juvenile Detention to when he meets Salem (his counselor). At the time Chris is devastated over having to leave Kaitlyn behind. Salem has just returned to counseling in the detention center from being on maternity leave. Both characters are having a hard time adjusting to the changes in their lives.I was thoroughly impressed with the author's ability to write about postpartum depression. Salem's feelings were very realistic and brought me back to a time when I was home with a newborn and desperate for sleep. Chris was very hurt and angry and Salem's techniques for helping the kids were innovative.Fast forward in time.... Salem is newly divorced and raising her 14 year old daughter. Meanwhile, Chris is a rockstar sensation reeling over his recent interaction with Kaitlyn. Yet, again they both have major changes in their lives and need someone to lean on. Only this time they are both have romantic feelings for each other.One thing I did have a hard time with was the age difference. I'm used to reading plenty of "taboo" relationships but for some reason I had a hard time with this one. I think because as a counselor she was almost a mother figure to Chris. However, their relationship didn't start until they were both much older so for the most part I tried to overlook that.I could've used a little less time spent on the juvenile detention aspect and a little more on their relationship buliding in the present... but I can see that she was trying to build their foundation as well. Overall I thought it was a nice follow-up to So Much It Hurts. It was great to see Chris get his happily ever after. He really deserved a happy ending after everything he went through. Chris really was a loving guy who deserved a happy family!Again, Melanie Dawn gives us a unique story. I love that her books don't follow the normal outline for romances these days. All I can ask for in a book is a well written, original book. Melanie Dawn delivers!4 Stars for Then There Was You!