Review: Wonderful, Better Than Heaven Hill Book 1!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 25, 2014
I liked this book a lot more than Book 1 in the series. This book is about Meredith, the reporter who was brutally raped in book 1 and how she and Tyler, the Native American hunk, fall in love. First, let me say that Tyler is my new romance book boyfriend. He's not quite up there with my all time favs: Gabriel from Gabriel's Inferno, Tate from Kristen Ashley's Sweet Dreams or Hawk from Mystery Man, but that's just because Tyler's a little young for me (LOL). Actually, they're all too young for me, but who cares! Tyler is hot and sexy but what will make you fall in love with him is his compassion, kindness, and infinite patience with Meredith as he helps her recover from the vicious rape. I thought the author did an excellent job with showing how they slowly fell in love and trusted each other, how it was so terrifying initially for Meredith to deal with the aftermath of her rape, but with the help of her excellent therapist and Tyler, she went from being a victim to being a survivor. I love the way her recovery from the rape and the therapeutic process was all very realistically portrayed, my main issue in the first book was I just didn't think the relationship between Denise and Liam evolved in a realistic way. I LOVED the way Meredith eventually takes back her power and the way Tyler encourages her to do so.There are a few surprises in the book that I didn't see coming so there is definitely a surprising element of mystery around who ordered Meredith's rape. The only thing I was a little uncomfortable with was there's a running joke that has to do with Tyler's race that I struggled with whether I thought it was racist or not but in thinking on it some more, I think it's realistically handled and I think Tyler uses their prejudice to his advantage. We also get to see Liam and Denise's relationship continue to grow.So glad I decided to give this author another chance, I LOVED this book and can't wait to read the next one!  I do wish that the endings weren't so abrupt, but the author definitely leaves you wanting more. I hope Tyler and Meredith are prominently featured in future books bc I really love this couple!