Review: True Love, Second Chances, Brutal Realities
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 3, 2014
With a leisurely warm up in the beginning and careful world-building to set the mood, Personal Experiences by Tracy Lee will hit every nerve and emotion you possess. From the cringing disgust of graphic physical abuse to tear-worthy moments, Ms. Lee slams her words down with force and confidence in where she is taking her tale.Trevor and Elle’s story begins as children, their relationship sees them through school, until college makes Trevor leave their small town. Elle is hiding a secret from Trevor and to spare herself the wrath of small town gossip, marries his best friend who spends the next seventeen years brutalizing her, and seeking ways to get his hands on her family’s money. Through it all, Elle still hangs on to the love she shared with Trevor, their past giving her the strength to endure what her life has become.Trevor returns after all those years and his love and devotion to Elle is still there. But has her misguided sacrifices years before damaged her beyond repair? Will Trevor avenge her suffering? Will they get their happily ever after?Tracy Lee spares nothing in this emotionally draining tale of young love that matures and endures, even through the miles and years of separation. She creates so much tension that it hums like high voltage wires throughout this tale. Guiding her characters to make questionable decisions that will affect their futures, Ms. Lee doesn’t ask for the reader’s permission to be controversial, she boldly colors her world in her own way, brilliantly drawing us in, as we try to understand the moves of each character.Riveting, nail biting tension, and raw romantic feelings, Personal Experiences is a diamond in the world of romantic drama.