Review: Good love story with strong characters
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 22, 2013
I really liked this love story with strong characters and great secondary characters too (praise Karis son, a very wise and mature teen!).Karis is resilient (she's been through her parent's death when very young; husband's death and is raising two kids alone), smart, loves a good banter but she is also angry and tired (who wouldn't be?). Her dad promised to come back and he didn't, her husband hid his illness till too late.Karis, as most women, sees herself full of imperfections, flawed and undeserving of others love. She is mainly scared to love because her loved ones have always left her. So is not willing to open up and take the risk to let someone in.She went through her ordeal thanks to her best friend's help. Said friend, Eve, is a strong and independent woman with no "brain-to-mouth filter".Michael is an English Professor and a Marine (I learned you're never an "ex" Marine like "Marine one day Marine always" ;-)). He too has been through Hell and back (battles, illness). Gorgeous, smart, kind, attentive and compassionate he is in love with Karis but sees himself as flawed and unworthy of her love.It's the story of two people sharing instant connection (love at first sight). But the time was not right and they went their separate ways. Three years later, they meet again, their connection still so strong and Michael will be relentless in his pursuit of Karis.The book was easy to read, I could connect with the characters but the best part (what awarded 4 stars in my point of view) was the last quarter of the book, really intense and emotional and, of course, the happy end.