Review: Wow!!  Intense, Erotic and Mysterious!!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 27, 2013
Wow where to begin? J L Brooks will definitely have you flipping the pages in this one. It will toy with your mind, your emotions, your thoughts and quite possibly have you shaking your head and saying what the f***? Distractions is a very appropriate title for this book and what quite possibly will be the main character, Violet Phillips, undoing.We start out with Violet as a teenager in the prologue, then we move forward where she has become a PHD. She is extremely intelligent and works along side her mentor, Dr. Robertson.The turn of events that take place in the beginning of the story will have you intensely glued to the pages to unravel the mystery that has been set into place. You will also be introduced to Shepard, Violet's next door neighbor, close friend and soon to be lover. I adored him and his innocence but most of all the way he cared for Violet."I am not here because I have to be but because I want to be."I actually felt heartbroken, more than once, for Violet and the many many things she had to endure, the separation from Shepard, the attack from his father and the loss of her grandmother. It is during the loss of her beloved grandmother she would be brought face to face with her past and the man she loved so dearly, but who also broke her heart. Connor.Once upon a time, he was the only future I saw............I still loved him despite my hate for him.Oh how I despised him even though I didn't know the whole story right away. I just had that feeling he was no good.Violet's life continues with her escaping one incident after another. She breaks down more than once and you wonder how does one person live through so much turmoil?"How many chances does a person get before they run out?You start to understand her undoing, her panic attacks and her desire to end it all. At the same time there is sadness in learning how she perceives herself.When you realize that you have destroyed everything good in your life, it's easy to get lost in the dark."So the question is, does Violet get lost in the dark? What happens to her life since she has been through so much? I was intrigued reading this story. I won't lie it was different than what I normally read, but in a good way. Lots of things happened with lots of mystery and intensity as well as some very erotic encounters. I recommend you check it out. Ms. Brooks wrote with such eloquent style which shows how extremely talented she is.