Review: Emotional Overload - Tissues Required
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 23, 2014
I was not expecting this. When I saw the cover, my first thoughts were hotty firefighter, sweatysex and a happily ever after.  Not even close and so much better than I would have imagined.Told from Lennox’s POV the author takes the reader through different stages of her life fromher teen years to her 30’s. An emotional overload as Lennox reflects on her life from high school to present day.Lennox suffers from depression/ bipolar and the highs and lows she livedwith and isolated herself from was enough to break my heart.Married to her high school sweetheart Dean, he is a firefighter she struggles to get throughthe day.Numb, that is how Lennox described herself and yearned to “feel” something.Dean was her rock, she loved him but as in relationships boredom set in, a commonoccurrence among married couples.  Romance and sexual desire tends to take a back seatwhen taking care of house, children and husband.A story of trust, betrayal, pain, guilt and healing. I think many women will be able to relate to Lennoxnot because of the depression but because of her what happens when a marriage becomes comfortable like living with a best friend.You tend to forget the important things like love, passion and we question why are we still in this relationship.Stay alert as Lennox reflects on her life from high school, college, marriage to present day.I liked both male characters Dean and Braedyn each had a quality that drew her to them,with Dean, it was love at first sight, with Braedyn there was a connection she couldn't explain,Braedyn sparked something in her that she hadn't felt for years but guilt made her feel unfaithful with just the thoughts of him but she wanted to feel again.Her best friend Kylie stood by her in her darkest days and yet there were times I wanted toslap her for some of the choices she made, she was a crazy free-spirited girl.Tear jerker alert, there were so many times through-out the story I had to stop and takea deep breath to compose myself, it is that emotional.The author did a fantastic job bringing Lennox to life; at times, I had to remind myselfshe is just a character in a book and not me. The ending broke my heart and renewedmy spirit knowing we all have an inner strength, to forgive not just those who mayhave hurt us, but ourselves as well.[received gifted copy]