Review: Emotional love story dealing with a very real and dark topic
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 8, 2013
I finished If Only last night and I have to say, this was a very well written, emotional and vivd story, especially given the fact this was the first book by this author.The love story was sweet and Scott and Bree's love balanced well the telling of some of the more violent scenes describing Bree's abusive past with her ex-husband. I liked both Scott and Bree right from the start and, although I knew how it would end as it is a romance, I still wanted to flip to the end- just in case. I just wasn't sure how the author was going to pull it off, but she did.Ms. Owens states in her bio that she was a victim of domestic violence and I have to say this book could only be written by someone who could have survived something like that. She told those scenes without holding back - from the actual physical violence to the emotional state of the victim. I was in tears and even afraid for Bree in some scenes.Well done, I'd recommend it.