Review: Phenomenal Debut Book!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 24, 2013
If I didn't know it, I wouldn't have said this was a debut novel.  Neeny Boucher hit this one out of the park.Love.  It's complicated.  If you've ever been in love you know this.  When it's good, it's good and when it's bad…well…In This story we have Christina (aka Dina) and Riley (Nicholas Riley).  They met in high school, loved hard and married young.  Growing up in a small town, Christina always wanted more.  Riley however he's ok with things.  He's happy with life as is.  And before you know it, they've gone their separate ways.Unfortunate circumstances bring Christina back to town and right back into Riley's path.  Can a love that strong really be over?  Can she truly fight how she always felt for him?"I have an iron vagina.  Yes, an iron vagina and I will no longer be a slave to my own stupidity."There's a lot of great character development in the story as well.  Especially since Neeny did a phenomenal job meshing the past with the present.  You have Kristina's 2 best friends Mandy & Bonnie who she meets up with right away.  These three seem like so much fun and when they are with each other you feel like you are with your own friends.  Or at least I did."I had more orgasms alone than when he was in my bed.  It got so bad that when we were in bed I almost called out my own name."I mean who doesn't have conversations like that?  Girl talk!Throughout the book we see a lot of back and forth with Kristina and Riley and you can see the depth of love Riley has for her.  They are just both 2 very stubborn people."Iv'e always loved her.  I always will and vice versa,but it makes no difference.  We're broken and i don't think we can be fixed."And so I leave it at that.  Can it be fixed?  If a love is true, is it worth the fight?I'd like to highlight some favorites:1.  Tongue ring episode.  I was in tears.2.  Music references - phenomenal.3.  Being that the past was in a different decade, I felt the author nailed the specifics.  Style, music, attitudes, etc.The relationship banter between Riley & Christina.  It was real.  Real talk, no fake stuff.Kudos Neeny.  I'm anxious for book 2!