Review: Heart Warming Story - Falls Flat on the Romance portion
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 23, 2014
A decent story, but not a great story.  The POV kept jumping around from person to person and skipping time.  We got quite a bit of the early romance, and none of the later romance.  The early romance between Allison and Cole was sweet and very immature.  After less than one year together at age 15, they are able to just pick things back up 12 years later?  I had a really hard time with this, especially in light of the complete lack of romance shown to the reader from the 'current' time.**Some what Spoilers**I had a really hard time liking Cole.  I think his actions left a bad taste in my mouth.  He took the fall for his friend for honorable reasons, somewhat.  But then he treated those he loved absolutely poorly.  He refused to see his own father as well as the girlfriend he supposedly loves.  The same girlfriend who had lost her parents only months ago.  For priding himself on acting so selflessly for protecting a friend, he treated those he claimed to love very poorly.  Then when he finally got out, he went to see Allison and did not like what he saw.  Talk about a jerk, he didn't even try to talk with her- just left town and refused to see her again for 12 years.Then years later when they finally reconnect, they claim that each of them did something wrong?  Allison went months not hearing from him, sending him weekly letters.  He did not read or answer any of those letters.  Life bit her in the ass and she came out stronger, yes.  However, she did not do anything wrong in terms of her and Cole's relationship.I give this book 3 stars because I enjoyed the rest of the characters.  The strength and growth Allison went through made the story very heart warming.  If the romance between Allison and Cole were stronger at the end things would have ended perfectly.  It left me feeling flat, empty and still pissed at Cole.