Review: Finn!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 20, 2013
I want to start out mentioning that this is not your regular everyday romance novel. This is a very dark, sad and sometimes very demoralizing love story. Some of the scenes may be disturbing to some readers but I promise if you dare to read this book, the story will stay with you for a long time after you have finished reading it.I honestly have never read a book that grabbed me quite like this one. This is a must read and has become one of my all time favorite books. Finn Strachan has got to be one of the most beautiful human beings on the planet. No matter how horrible his life had become he never totally surrendered his soul to the evil Blaine. There were many times when he wished he could have surrendered but to his own dismay he would live to see another day. And then Lilith Bresson comes into his life. One look at Lilith and something deep inside Finn slowly comes back to life. Lilith is just what Finn needs to bring him back from the dark side.Tabitha McGowan knocked this one out of the ball park. To me this story is like a modern day Sleeping Beauty of sorts. Except in this version the Hero is the beauty locked away in the dark castle and the Heroine is the beautiful strong willed woman that comes to his rescue with her horses, aka the supporting characters Gabriel James and Nate Carlin. The writing in this book was outstanding. I loved the banter between the characters and I even got to learn some more British slang. I swear I love reading novels written by British writers. The book does end rather abruptly but at least there is no cliff hanger. I really hate cliff hangers sometimes and Tabitha could have tortured us by ending the book sooner and I'm so glad she didn't. There is a sequel in the works as I type this review but no date as to when that might be released. The ending does wrap up the story nicely but to be honest I really wanted way more Finn. I,m not sure I could ever really have enough Finn.Bottom line: This is a kick ass story that should be read by everyone. There may be some seriously dark, and appalling, scenes but they are all necessary to make the love these characters find even more beautiful.My favorite quote from the book:`Oh, shut up, you pair of maudlin, defeatist bastards.' Lilith wriggled from my embrace and sat up, wearing the blanket like a superhero cape. `Not everything that happens in this unutterable hole has to end in crushing disappointment and despair, you know.'