Review: ***Solid 3.75 Stars***
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 10, 2014
Solid 3.75 StarsThis was a quick, but gripping read. There were times when my heart broke & soared when it came to Lucas and the loss & pain that he has known for most of his short life. It starts on a gritty raw note. And this remains when it comes to certain things concerning both of the main characters. Very heart breaking & shocking.I loved the dynamic of how he and Sophie came into each others' lives. Very poignant. But I just never saw them together as an HEA (Happily Ever After) type of couple. I loved them both as individuals, and I thought both of their personal story & journey was quite touching. But when it came to the type of person that Sophie is, and where she is in her life vs Lucas and where he is in his life, it just didn't feel like these two would come to be together in the long haul sense. I could see & feel an attraction there, but it didn't feel it would ever go any further than that, if they were to ever have a weak moment & scratch that itch.Also I didn't care for how the separate story concerning the book that Sophie was writing, (since this is Sophie's career, she's a writer) I didn't like how it took up a lot of time & opportunity away from the actual story of her & Lucas. I didn't really need to actually see what she was writing. There were long scenes of this. Where you are actually reading her story that she's writing. I thought this was pointless cos it adds nothing to the story. In fact, I think it took something away from their story by adding so much of this in there.And even though I liked the close of this one, and the way things turned out for them, I still feel as though the ending would have been just as good, if not better, if it ended on a note of them parting ways but with a deep & loving admiration & loyalty for one another. I think that was the type of ending I was hoping for. Considering these type of characters, their circumstances & views; that ending would have felt much more in tune with the story we are given.But I still liked this story, I thought it was another good read from Ms. Pace Hey, I read it in one sitting :)I would recommend this read.