Review: Brought the best kind of tears to my eyes
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 21, 2012
Staci Stallings is a master of prose. Every novel of hers that I've read flows with inerrant beauty in perfect pacing, carrying a trusting reader along each page with precise words and exact emotions. Each character's arch toward courage was both inspiring and satisfying. Not only do I read Stallings' book because they're enjoyable, I read them because, as a writer myself, I'm instructed and challenged by her consistent delivery of quality books to her readers.Two shy individuals, each shy for their own reason, meet in a bar while holding down tables for their partying friends. He's a firefighter, she's a advertising executive. But who protects who? And who serves who? By the end, I was delightfully surprised by several twists and turns. I was particularly touched by how each character faced his or her fear. And I shed more than a few tears while reading - only the best kind, of course.