So, I'm new to the whole "reading for pleasure" thing, as I have been reading textbooks exclusively for the past few years. This book makes me mad I didn't start earlier!
1) It's very clean! I have been looking for books that are romantic in nature, but not erotic. This book hits the jackpot. No sex, but a heck of a lot of attraction and romance-y feelings between the characters. I like this because I was able to ogle and feel girly (cue the "oooOOOO" sound) without getting all hot and bothered and unholy in my mind!
2) It's interesting! It's about a murder investigation that is actually much bigger - this actually has a bit of suspense, thrill and police action. I really like that it's not all about their interactions and romance. There's a bigger story here.
3) It's spiritual! While I wouldn't really call this a Christian book (it's not really about anyone coming to Christ or struggling with their faith or anything), the characters have an active relationship with the Lord and are genuinely seeking the Lord, and I really appreciate that. They're not living their lives devoid of their faith in the Lord. (THANK YOU!!!)
4) IR is just a description of the characters, not the story! The one thing I hate about IR books, movies, TV shows, plays etc is that they always make IRs against the world. There's always someone who doesn't want them together because of their race or there are ignorant comments/actions that the two must overcome to really show their love for each other, and that gets on my last nerves (yes, the last ones). It was so nice to see an IR story that didn't focus on race. The book mentioned their looks/race to give the reader a picture and that was all. In fact, their friends and family were pro-them and had nothing negative to say about them or their possible relationship at all. I sincerely appreciate that and hope that this is a running theme in all of this author's stories. That alone would keep me as a fan of her work.
A few let downs:
1) It's too short!!!! While it's nearly 200 pages long, I could have kept reading it forever! The ending seemed a bit rushed. They just wrapped up the case and relationship status in a few sentences. The author could have stretched out the last maybe chapter and a half to two chapters to give some real closure.
2) It's ending was lackluster! I would have appreciated a few more interactions between the two main characters. A few more flirtatious actions, kisses, long hugs, something to prepare us for the ending. This ties into the ending feeling rushed because I don't think the reader was prepared for it and that took the realism out of the story. I mean if someone is going to drop the L word (love), you'd think they would have had more than one kiss and a few intense stares. They went from questioning if they even liked each other to dropping the L bomb.
HOWEVER
Still an amazingly good story, and I WILL continue reading this author's writings. 5 stars because even with the two sour points, this is an A+ book.
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