Review: Chelsea does it again, gives us a beautiful story with a lot of heart! *This review may contain spoilers!*
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 20, 2013
So normally I am not a big fan of .5 books.  But this is exactly what was needed in this series.  This is the 2.5 novel between Maggie & Harrison's stories.  It is a super fast read, but it is brilliant in how it is done.  I received the arc for this novel in exchange for an honest review.First thing you need to know is, I loved Restore My Heart & Salvaged.  I thought both books had some real meat to them and that they were both full and complete stories.  I wasn't sure how I felt after I realized this was a shorter more compact version of a full story for this series.  I have to be honest though, it turned out brilliantly.First off, Chelsea doesn't write this in a traditional way.  She does the majority of the book, about 97% actually, through thoughts and actions of the characters.  Not dialogue.  That is very unique, and quite frankly the perfect way to tell the story of two people who love each other completely, but just aren't on the same page.  I have actually never heard of a couple this in love who go through the rollercoaster these two do.Jake is a great character.  He is a reservist who has served on active duty and has been deployed.  He completely loves Kenna and wants her to be with him for a lifetime.  But after a horrible childhood, being raised and pawned off several times by a selfish mother, he is unwillingly to commit to marriage.  In fact, from day one, he has told Kenna that is not an option.Kenna is very single minded in this pursuit of happily ever after.  In her mind marriage is expected, regardless of what Jake has always said.  She is expecting a ring and is sort of selfish in this.  I want to tell you that I adored Kenna, but truth is, and I have shared this thought with Chelsea personally, I wanted to punch her at times.  She is very self centered.  I understand why, she is in love and wants her name to match his.  She tries to get him to talk, sorta, but nothing seems to work.I had a big problem with how these two decided to avoid each other for weeks on end.  They communicate by text, rarely, mostly by notes left randomly at their home.  A home they bought and are supposed to be living in together.  It really isn't all that surprising when Kenna starts getting feelings for her coworker Chad, although again I think Kenna is a bit selfish in that she does lead Chad on then when she is caught kissing him she becomes indignant.  I found that surprising.  She isn't stupid or naive, what did she expect to happen?I can be a bit mean towards heroines, so I apologize if it seems like I am attacking Kenna.  I just feel very passionately about the story and this is how I tend to express it.This was a fantastic read!  Very short, but beautiful in how it is written.  You want these two to find happily ever after in whatever form it comes.