So...this is the first of my way overdue reviews...I have been putting them off long enough. Sorry- First Reads...Sorry NetGalley. I am your worst nigSo...this is the first of my way overdue reviews...I have been putting them off long enough. Sorry- First Reads...Sorry NetGalley. I am your worst nightmare, I know.
A lot of people have DNF this book on the grounds that it is icky. I am just going to say I don't get it. I don't normally do romance...I don't usually get all teary-eyed over teen angst. I weep over books that are misunderstood- and this for me is one of them. If you stopped reading this for the "Ew gross" factor...I challenge you to try to finish it...and judge less. Not all may be as it seems at first glance.
If you finish and still have the same outlook, fine- but stopping this one a hundred pages in and thinking you have figured it all out...is not an acceptable starring-in my humble opinion.
If you had a daughter...would you want them to have this?
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or this?
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One is more age appropriate, yes- but is it what is best for her? Someone who is her age and treats her like crap...or someone who will respect her and treat her with a gentle hand. Sometimes it is not all black and white.
...and when you realize that someone can have the best intentions without being the perfect match....you can read this book for what it is. A romance that is ageless.
Come on, how many of you drooled waiting for the next installment of Flowers in the Attic? That's about as ick as you can get. This is not even close...
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Wavy- is the pre-teen daughter of a drug dealer and his abusive wife...
Kellen-is a drug runner and ex-con in his early 20s.
Despite the age difference the two, over the years, they will lean on one another and find love and acceptance- regardless of everyone and every thing that tries to come between them.
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Right or wrong- I was rooting for them...but will you? Read it...I think you may be surprised which side you are on at the end.
I am constantly seeking out books with a Macbeth type theme. Unfortunately that is reeeeeaaaallly hard- There are not that many. :(
I also love unlikabI am constantly seeking out books with a Macbeth type theme. Unfortunately that is reeeeeaaaallly hard- There are not that many. :(
I also love unlikable characters in fiction- and I adore evil soulmates...because eventually evil people "in love" will turn on one another...and THAT is when things get interesting. One will always be more evil than the other...
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1929- Waynesville, North Carolina-
Newlyweds George and Serena Pemberton travel from Boston to the North Carolina mountains- where George shows Serena the place where they will create their timber Empire.
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Serena comes from a timber background- she ate, slept, and lived timber from the time she was a little girl- and in George she has found the man she finally thinks of as her equal...her soulmate...but there is one tiny little glitch by the name of Rachel. Because before George met Serena- he had a past in Waynesville- a past that is about to reveal itself in a baby. A baby boy that will gnaw at Serena- and be someone's undoing. More than one person's undoing actually...
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As Serena and George settle in to their life- people that stand in their way of happiness- start feeling the pressure. For Serena is a scary foe to have...
She may look like an angel...but Serena is far from angelic- sitting on her white horse with an eagle at her side...
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There are not many people that will get in her way...
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...and who is left standing at the end of it all...and who isn't- may surprise you...
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I loved this book!!! Serena is a villain you love to hate...and loving and hating makes for some on the edge of your seat reading.
Timber has never been this exciting.
Here is how we do things in Canada- cause THAT'S how we rooooollllll...
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