Review: 3.5 Stars
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 10, 2013
Crossing Paths is a story of friendship between two young women, June and Caroline, who form a close bond after moving far away from their homes to attend college on the East Coast.  After graduating they decide to move to Texas, near the home of Caroline, to start their careers.  The book delves into how secrets can damage a friendship.It is very difficult to write a review for this book without giving away any spoilers and giving away some of the specifics of the story, especially since they’re not mentioned in the synopsis.  I will say that both June and Caroline become involved in relationships that are very interconnected.The story is slow at the start and goes through a lot of the day to day of their work, family visits and just hanging out together.  It really doesn’t pick up until more than half way through.  The book is very clean and although the genre is contemporary romance, the romance was not very front and center for me.What I did like was the multiple point of views.  I’m a big fan of the male and female point of view in a book, and this was even better because it was told from the point of view of all 4 characters.  For me, the book really picked up when Cohen’s story was finally revealed.  Although I predicted it from the start, it was still heartbreaking and had me tearing up.Overall it had a nice HEA with no cliffhanger.  I look forward to reading more from this debut author! ~Reviewed by Jennifer