Review: Heartfelt Masterpiece
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 11, 2012
Jessica Scott wrote about what she knows, and it sure worked in her favor. The emotions in the book jumped out at me as I read the story of Shane, his struggles with the hand he was dealt with, and his struggle of letting someone in and accepting that he needed help.The characters in this book was very well-rounded and truly entertaining, and by that, I meant Carponti. I was literally laughing out loud late at night with the lights off as I read the scenes with him joking with Shane. Even when he was hospitalized, his reasoning was just funny. He really should have his own little story; I would even be satisfied with a novella at this point, because in order to have his own book, that means he would have to be surrounded by controversy and a broken marriage.Anyway, Jen was the love of Shane's life. She was a breast cancer survivor, and this hit close to home for me because of recent events with my family. The way the author wrote her character and her actions was truly magnificent. I could feel her inner strength rising from the page as if it was playing out right in front of me.Finally, the author did a great job conveying the emotions of scarred veterans into words. The way Shane got through to one of his soldiers when everyone seemed to lost hope was a great example. The book was slow in the beginning, but keep on reading and it gets right to the good stuff :)