Review: Time or Money
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 2, 2014
This was a refreshing read.  Most romance novels revolve around falling in love, but this was about a couple that fell in love, got married, and then got lost somewhere along the way in their marriage.  Being in my seventh year of marriage, I found it highly relatable.  The emotional turmoil that comes with that feeling like your marriage might be over for one reason or another is portrayed very well – so much so it nearly brought me to tears.However, while that’s most of the book, the last quarter fell short for me.  I lost the connection due to a few elements.  While the first love scene was fine in terms of placement – lord knows it was certainly sexy – the rest of the story after that started feeling a little rushed and filled with holes.  He went from angry and resentful to being fine after suddenly thinking of the perfect solution (why didn’t that come up before?) that magically solved everything making them both feel completely better immediately.  I can tell you, problems of that degree are not solved in a single night and nobody feels wholly better for a while.  Plus, marriage is compromise, and I feel like she forced all the changes to be made by her husband.So while I thought it was authentic in the beginning, it kind of broke down and felt too easy by the ending.  That being said, I still enjoyed reading this book.Time or Money is a story that takes you on an emotional ride through a marriage on the verge of ending.  It’s a good example of how key communication is in a relationship and what is truly important.  Check it out!**I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.**