Review: Can't Wait for the Sequel!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 8, 2012
I really enjoyed Reflection, and although there were a few things that bothered me, I thought it was well written. Roberts presents Reflection in a really interesting way, and most of the time I liked it. But at the same time I found it a bit frustrating. The flashbacks and embellished memories were excellent, drawing me into the romance. The way she slips in the subtle hints that what Heather is experiencing might not have really been happening was great. I loved that the further we got into the story the more aware Heather became that something wasn't right. It was the occasional intrusion of the doctor that threw me off.Heather in an intriguing character. She's described in the synopsis as spunky and bright, but I don't think this is really reflective of her character. She's not exactly a door mat, but she's standoffish and rarely stands up for herself. I found her internal struggle to understand what she wanted to do and say with what she did the most interesting part of her. There are moments where she puts forth a more assertive side, but she immediately questioned her actions.Nick, her love interest was a bit hit or miss with me, but I feel like that was intentional. He's very mysterious and almost surreal during the first part of the book almost to the point that I wondered if he was a figment of her imagination, even within the dream/memory she is experiencing. Yet as the story progressed, he became more of a real person, and by the end I was hoping he really was real.As for the end, well, I don't want to reveal anything, except it did not go either way I was expecting. It was this, and the sneak peek at the sequel, that kept me up until two in the morning on a work night thinking about it. I am definitely going to be reading the sequel, although I have no idea where I would want the story to go.