Review: Another Knock Out Story!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 21, 2013
The dynamic between these two is set almost as soon as these two boys meet each other. Issac is a moody, infuriating bastard (in the most lovable way that can be taken) most of the time but he has a heart of gold once you get past all the walls and defense mechanisms he has set up to protect himself. Issac is blind and hasn't had the best luck when it comes to guide dogs or his past.Carter just moved to Boston to take over the vet clinic that Issac uses and that's how they meet. The banter back and forth is amusing and pulls you in from the very beginning. You get this sense of how good Carter is and you just know that Carter is going to be good for Issac as long as Issac drops his guard enough to let Carter in.The dogs play such a big part in this story too and you fall just as in love with Missy and Brady as you do with Carter and Issac.Carter doesn't take Issac's crap and it's refreshing to see a story where the character with a disability is portrayed in the most normal way possible. There are several roadblocks for these boys, some hurdles to jump and a lot of times where you are going to want to just strangle the crap out of Issac but damn... he's so moody it's beyond adorable. No matter how much you want to wring his neck he's still too adorable for words and you cut him some slack because Carter sure doesn't! He's not afraid to tell Issac when he's being an ass and that's several times!I just love how Ms. Walker always makes me feel for her characters. She makes them real and relatable and you connect with them almost personally. I feel like I know who these boys are, how they would react in situations not described in the books and she made me cry again. She always makes me cry and I love her for it because it means the emotions are real.5 stars without hesitation!