Review: Mia Asher, I bow down to your genius.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 25, 2013
Mia Asher, I bow down to your genius. I finished Arsen 2 hours ago and I am still emotional. I am emotional for all of my friends that have had miscarriages. I am emotional for all of my friends and family that have endured the pain of adultery. I am emotional from my own demons. I am emotional for Ben and Cathy's heartbreak and love. And I am emotional for Asher's loss and the world of regret and pain sitting on his shoulders. I wouldn't be surprised if Hollywood comes knocking on your door because this would be one hell of a movie.This book is raw, emotional, realistic, beautiful, sexy, hopeful, powerful, heartbreaking, soul-crushing, hot, and earth shatteringly painful. This story brings up every emotion in the human species.When Ben and Cathy meet there was an instant attraction and he swept her off of her feet. He is To. Die. For. Perfect. He is the husband we all dreamed about and the husband we all want. He would do anything for her and they are the couple that everyone wants to be."Falling in love with the wrong person is easy. Falling in love with right person is easier. But falling in love with your soul mate is easiest."However, Cathy is falling apart inside because she can't give Ben the one thing that they both want more than anything. A baby. Their baby. Cathy is broken from her four miscarriages and there is nothing Ben can do to make that pain, loss, hopelessness, and her feelings of inadequacy go away."Love can destroy you. Love can erase you. Love can heal you. Love can reinvent you. And, if you are lucky enough, love can make you whole again."Arsen is the son of the owner of the company that Cathy works for and she is teaching him the business. He is younger and a man whore....very smooth with the ladies. He is drop dead gorgeous and sexy as hell. He has a swoon worthy way of flirting with every women he comes across, basically he is sex-on-legs."It's funny that his name reminded me of fire because he certainly looked like someone who could burn you to the ground. With one look, he made me feel as if my body was burning scarlet."Arsen comes into Cathy's life after she finds out that she is pregnant for the fourth time. He comes on to her and flirts with her every chance that he gets. She makes it clear that she is happily married and expecting. They form a friendship and an emotional affair (although I do not think Cathy realized that confiding in Arsen and not her husband was opening the door to more).After she lost the baby, she went to a very dark and scary place that no one could pull her out of. That is when she turned to Arsen and their affair began....An affair that will break and destroy all three of them."Love is infinite. There is no beginning and no end. There's no starting point and no finishing line. Love just is. Love is born, grows, matures, and sometimes it dies. But the memory will remain with you for the rest of your breathing hours."So, clear your To-Read list.Put down what you are reading now.Order take-out.Put the kids to bed or take them to a play date.Open a bottle of wine or take a Xanax.Grab some tissues.And READ ARSEN!!!!!READ ARSEN!!!!!READ ARSEN!!!!!READ ARSEN!!!!!