Review: Oh my, what a tangled web we weave
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 17, 2013
Charity Parkerson has done it again. She has created a world where you are in the middle of all the action. There is a "reveal" in this installment that you wont see coming but will leave you with a smile. The story surrounds 4 main characters, Tam and Freddie, Katrina and Thomas in a tangled web of lies, deception, and honor bound by love. Not to give too much away, the underlying theme throughout the book is about lost and longing, that forbidden love and hidden sacrifice that tears at your heart. These following quotes demonstrate that helpless feeling that embodies the soul of the characters, making them so real, you'll swear you've meet them before,"Most of all, he despised that he loved her when she would never feel the same way about him.""What would you have me say? Do you wish to hear that I am dying without you, because I am? Do you want me to tell you that I will never love anyone other than you? That is true also, but I can give you nothing. I am no one. I am ... nothing.""He knew that she was guarding her heart against him, but he was content to simply be with her, no matter what they were doing."Maybe the sense of realism comes from how Parkerson is able to take raw human emotion and weave it into her characters, giving them the same issues of lost and longing that all of us have experienced at one time or another. Whatever it is, it is simply great stuff. I love the way Charity Parkerson is able to convey such strong emotions in a subtle way.Yeah, this book is a rollercoaster ride from start to finish but Charity has a heart in letting us come to a safe stop, feeling good about our "friends" At the end of the day, all is cozy and warm, but what it takes to get there, that's the story.Another aspect to the works of Charity Parkerson is her uncanny sense of wit and humor which for me is more than enough to buy one of her books. But throw in a great plot, wonderfully developed characters (in more ways than you can imagine), genuine relationship issues, and heartfelt emotions, then it's no wonder why she is so successful.Needing to get lost for awhile into another world? Then this is the place to start.