Review: a delightful story of true love
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 17, 2014
If you met a stranger on a long journey, what story would you have to tell them? E. J. McCarty is a likeable young man with a very troubled past that he is not afraid to share when he meets the delectable Annie Wilson. While he is a lesson to all of us about how life sculpts you into the person you end up being, Annie comes across as an interesting young woman with a hint of arrogance and self obsession that makes you wonder why E. J has so much patience for her. But then everything becomes clear and you can’t resist falling for her as a character too (I’ll leave it there to avoid ruining it for anyone!)It is easy to get caught up in the fun that E. J and Annie have together, travelling around California and seeing everything from Las Vegas to the American Museum of Jazz together. This is really a testament to Cangany’s writing and you quickly find yourself wondering, if the world was set on taking you on a journey, would you submit and go along for the ride, or fight fate and go home to safety?Personally, I found that the dream sequences seemed a little redundant and might have been just as effective if they had been alluded to rather than told outright, but I’m sure there will be other readers who enjoy them. This book is a delightful story of true love and teaches us to focus on the journey rather than the destination; a lesson a lot of us could learn from.