Review: Delightful yet Heartbreaking
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 2, 2013
Reviewed by MarissaBook provided by the author for reviewReview originally posted at Romancing the BookThis was a delightful yet heartbreaking story about what can happen when you are young, in love, and just don’t know how to make things work. For Rebekah and Rafael (like so many people), they didn’t talk. Instead, they run – in opposite directions – and it took nine years to discover the mistakes they made.I could truly feel the pain Rebekah must have felt, thinking her husband and one true love was cheating on her. And after she files for divorce, to find out she’s pregnant. There is a lot made by Rafael how she did not try hard enough to contact him about the pregnancy, and Rebekah does agree with him, but at the same time I know how easy it is to make one or two phone calls and say, “Well, I tried” and leave it at that. Okay, I never had to call a man to tell him he’s a father, but still… I think Rebekah could have stood up to him a bit on that point and said, “Look, I did try and it was hard enough as it was. And did you ever try to come after me to stop the divorce? No.” Point and match.One thing I absolutely did not like was that Rafael seemed to have everything regarding custody and visitation of his son planned within minutes of finding out he was a father. He already knew he wanted joint custody with every summer and alternate holidays. That’s pretty specific for five minutes time. I kept waiting to read that he had actually known about his son prior to his visit to Rebekah but, no, apparently he didn’t. I just think it would take a bit for the facts to sink in. He might know right away he wanted joint custody but I don’t think the specifics would come quite so quickly.I must say that, for a short e-read, it is amazingly free of typos *happy dance*. I loved the bi-lingual dialogue Rafael uses *sigh* and the brief flashbacks, although I think this would have made a great full-length novel with more flashbacks and greater details. Overall, if you are looking for something to fill a couple of hours and don’t mind a little misting up, here’s your book.