Review: Excellent start to a series with an interesting mystery
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 31, 2014
Very well written, plenty of anticipation without being overly angsty, serious but still optimistic. This is not a light, fluffy read, but I didn't find it too dark either. It's definitely not gloomy - it's very hopeful and you root for Serena and Christian as they are both kind and bring each other so much happiness. I've read many books about the scarred war hero and several books about the abused widow, but bringing these two tortured souls together to heal each other is beautiful. It seems a bit unrealistic for Serena to be so quickly seduced by Christian, but it builds to about 35% into the story so it's not that quick, and we're told multiple times that she's had a crush on him since she was 15, so she came to him with tender feelings and knowing he would never hurt her.Overall a good book. The ending is complete and satisfying, but I'd like to continue reading this series to find out more about the mystery.