Review: HEARTBREAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 27, 2013
I finished this book and just sat quietly in awe at having experienced such a moving story!From her entrance during the blizzard, (possessively dragging her pink and yellow backpack, with Winnie the Pooh on the face, behind her) to her subsequent fall over the cliff, rescue, and residency in the cabin,(sprained ankle and all) I absolutely loved Alissa! Her strength, in both her quest to carry out her promise to her best friend Charlie and to convince Dakota that he deserves more than this life of isolation, was the true catalyst in this story for me.Dakota was living with the demons from his past and struggling to try to overcome them! Alissa said it best - "I was so thoroughly intrigued by him. His looks and body aside, there was something about him. Something...wounded. I knew about being wounded, and maybe that was why I recognized it in him." His character development during this story is extraordinary!And this is their journey, to overcome the demons and see if Love can really conquer all! And what an amazing story unfolds - filled with laughter and tears and hope! And a whole new meaning to the word "Brave"! Oh, and one truly Awesome Epilogue!Zoe, thank you for allowing me the privilege of reading an ARC of this book