Review: Good but not great
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 17, 2014
The book was about a young professional who returned to her small hometown when she found out her father was sick and finds her childhood frenemy (and yes, that term is actually used in this book) is attempting to buy her father’s business. She struggles to keep up her father’s business, as well as keeping her job in the city. My favorite character in this book is the hero’s mother. Part of what makes the hero an even bigger hero is that he managed to help his mother escape from his abusive father. I like how his mother really helps him overcome the hate that has grown in him since a child and allow himself to love the heroine. She really guides and supports her son, while showing the surprising strength so common in abuse survivors. This book is extremely well written. It is a nice book. What it is not is a page turning, can’t eat or sleep book. It’s just simply mediocre. It’s got some emotional scenes in it, but they really didn’t pull any out of me. This book was not bad, but it did not blow me away. There were parts of it that seemed to be heading towards great but it just didn’t work out. I believe this is the first in a series about the former Marines who helped their mother escape from their abusive father. I will probably read the next books in the series.I received this book for free through NetGalley from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review.