Review: Great Romance Novel with A Historical Twist!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 1, 2014
This was my first time reading a Romance novel with a historical twist and it was not a disappointing experience. This gave readers some insight into not only past events, which were accurate and not over done, and into military relationships. The title definitely suits the story!I LOVED the journal excerpts and the quotes that could be found throughout the book. As you get into the story, those quotes and excerpts add a wonderful touch to the story line as a whole. The reader is able to really identify with the characters... both past and present.This book stirred some emotions for me having mentioned the events of 9/11. As a New Yorker, I can truly identify and feel the emotions surrounding that day even though it is years later, so it added to my emotions while I was reading this book.I love that as this painting is being restored, you learn about the events surrounding it's history. This is definitely a sweet story and the letters speak of what love really is."30 January 1941Life is made of encounters that define our paths and intertwine our destiny. Be it good orbad, we always find the positives when we are able to look in the same direction. Because ofyou, I can navigate this cycle of life. Because of you, I am able to intersect obstacles, breaksolitude within myself. With you, I am able to listen attentively, and live through compassionand love. It is in this journey that we’ve become soul mates. You one half, I the other. And, inthis realization, I have come to understand that everything in the past has been written ininvisible ink, and tomorrow is not yet written.–Derrick"Overall, I would recommend this book. It was definitely a change from what I'm use to reading, but it was a nice break to really get into a romance novel.