Review: Incredibly sweet read!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 27, 2012
This book really surprised me; I've had it for a while and have been putting off reading it because I thought it was going to be an angst filled love triangle filled with cringe worthy situations and confrontations that would have my emotions in tatters, everyone knows I despise infidelity in books and flatly refuse to read it so imagine my surprise when it was something entirely different and that something turned out to be an incredibly sweet love story filled with danger.Grace and Kate are successful twenty something cousins and both orphans, having been brought up as sisters they are now all that each other has, until the Anderson brothers move into the only other house on the land and become close neighbours. After the girls introduce themselves to the boys, they bond over food and sports and quickly become major fixtures in each other's lives. Grace is drawn to the youngest Anderson man - Michael - and as they slowly begin to get to know one another, it blossoms into love for Grace but she has no idea if Michael even feels the same . . . . and then there's Nina Sandler, Michael's `client' who seems way more involved than any client should be. Of course Grace assumes Nina is Michael's girlfriend and is left with feelings of unrequited love - until a strange confrontation with Nina, that leaves Grace reeling - because Nina is under the impression that Grace is who's standing in the way of her and Michael's would be relationship and vows revenge for Michael's refusal to work with her anymore. No one is prepared for just how far Nina will go to ensure she gets what she wants. . . . . least of all Grace.So, I really liked this story - as I said it was an incredibly sweet love story that turned dangerous. It had a sort of Fatal Attraction feel to it (it even mentions it in the book) only milder, but that did not make it any easier for our character to go through. I loved every single one of the MC's, I wanted to be there with them and be a part of their lives because once they all met it seemed like their lives were enriched for each other's presence in it. They became even better people for having met and I loved that, they were so likable and easy to relate to. I loved the slow burning love that blossoms between Grace and Michael even though it did wring my emotions out, I went through hope, it made my heart pound, it broke my heart, it made my heart swell - you name it and I was right there with them, just wishing and hoping things would work out. I liked that it was drawn out, I liked the philosophy Grace had about relationships and that they didn't fall straight into each other's arms and beds (in fact there was no sexytime in it at all - only kissing) it endeared them to me because I went through the journey with them and felt it every step of the way. Grace's character was just great - the things she goes through in the latter half of the book will have you wishing you could be with her, helping her and routing for her all of the way through it. I loved the way the threat with Nina was done, very subtle at first and then bam! Out of the blue it turned into something else - it really felt like a crazy person had entered the plot and then it took a more sinister turn. The fact that Nina wasn't really in it much did not matter, she was felt, her actions dictated how everyone else would be and I was always on tenterhooks waiting for her to show up, giving the latter half of the book a very different feel. To be honest, I probably would have liked the book if it was just a contemporary romance because it did have the elements for one but when you add the woman scorned, well, that made it all the better and I'm so glad I took the chance to read this because it was very good indeed. It was so easy to read, the writing was great as was the pacing and I found it really hard to put down so hopefully you all will give this a chance as I did and discover for yourselves how great it really is. 4.5*s