Review: Whoa....
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 30, 2013
This book quite literally almost broke me!!I really wanted to read this to find out the background of Garrison, Isaiah and Amalie...to see what made all the characters tick in Touching Smoke. I have to be honest, that some of the stuff that happens in the book made is so difficult for me to read, that I had to go for a few days before even being able to pick it up again. (Not that it wasn't on my mind.) Now, I need to explain that it's not horribly sick or twisted, there's no horrible, ghastly language in it...Airicka did a very tasteful job of getting her story across and making her points, without crossing any lines and making a reader extremely uncomfortable. The ONLY reason this book had a profound effect on me was because of past experiences, not quite as extreme as Amalie's, but still...it touched me in ways that may not touch another reader.This being said, I thoroughly enjoyed the tender moments between Isaiah and Amalie. This is why I poured myself back into the book over and over. I love being able to see into each individuals head every other chapter and see what they were thinking and feeling, live their memories w/them...and the few glimpses we were able to get of Amalie's mother. Though they were a little sad, they were a treat, in a way, to see that her mother did indeed love her...the bed scene took my breathe away. Due to the content of the book, I'd recommend to older readers, but I would recommend it. Great job, Airicka...you leave no emotion untouched