Review: The star of my keeper shelf!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 18, 2013
Caution: this is no summer beach read.It's a beautiful romance about some of the beautiful people, but with uncommon depth and complexity.Phoenix Falling is harrowing and deeply affecting tale of emotional annihilation and painful recovery, and, unlike in most romance novels, love is neither panacea nor placebo. It is, rather, a sword of redemption requiring both courage and strength of character to wield it.This is hands down my favorite Mary Jo Putney novel, with her signature depth of characterization and compassionate insight, and her wise understanding of love's power to facilitate the healing of even the deepest wounds.One complaint: I don't particularly like the cover for this member of the series. It doesn't really do the characters justice. To me, he in particularly looks completely incapable of the strength of character which Putney allows all her characters to discover in themselves.So, don't be fooled by the party animal cover models. There's real, classic Putney inside.