si0bhan's review against another edition
4.0
I’m going to be honest and admit that I have been procrastinating somewhat when it came to reading this. I’m not entirely sure why that was, but in part I think my mood as of late is to blame. I’ve been procrastination on absolutely everything. Nevertheless, I have sort of pulled myself out of my flunk and decided to get back into reading.
Oh how surprised I was by this book.
I wasn’t really sure what I had been expecting from this book. Part of me had been expecting to hate it, for it to fall into a genre I do not usually read. You see, I’m trying to branch out more with my reading and this was one of those books intended for that purpose. The shocking thing is it was nothing at all like what I’d feared. I’d feared clichés being thrown left right and centre with a huge focus upon romance. Whilst there were some clichés and a focus upon romance neither were as bad as I’d feared it would be.
The story itself is really interesting, taking us through the emotional events of Rose’s life. From the shock of finding out she is adopted to having trouble with work, from having problems connecting with her father to helping her sister deal with her marriage, from a new love interest to the emotional turmoil of all these events piling up, we’re given the full package. I will admit that at times I felt as though events jumped from one thing to the next, yet I think in part that may just be due to the copy I had on my Kindle (I’m sure if I had a paperback copy or one which was not the advance read copy such things would be made much clearer).
I loved where everything went, coming to enjoy all the characters. I felt as though Rose fell in love a bit too quickly, the relationship aspect of her life making me groan a little based upon how I have read it many times before. I also manage to work out who her biological father was in next to no time at all, the big reveal merely confirming my beliefs. Despite these things, I did enjoy it. In fact, I’m of the belief that I may very well read what else is to come in regards to Rose’s story.
Overall a great read.
As a final note, I would like to thank NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this work.
Oh how surprised I was by this book.
I wasn’t really sure what I had been expecting from this book. Part of me had been expecting to hate it, for it to fall into a genre I do not usually read. You see, I’m trying to branch out more with my reading and this was one of those books intended for that purpose. The shocking thing is it was nothing at all like what I’d feared. I’d feared clichés being thrown left right and centre with a huge focus upon romance. Whilst there were some clichés and a focus upon romance neither were as bad as I’d feared it would be.
The story itself is really interesting, taking us through the emotional events of Rose’s life. From the shock of finding out she is adopted to having trouble with work, from having problems connecting with her father to helping her sister deal with her marriage, from a new love interest to the emotional turmoil of all these events piling up, we’re given the full package. I will admit that at times I felt as though events jumped from one thing to the next, yet I think in part that may just be due to the copy I had on my Kindle (I’m sure if I had a paperback copy or one which was not the advance read copy such things would be made much clearer).
I loved where everything went, coming to enjoy all the characters. I felt as though Rose fell in love a bit too quickly, the relationship aspect of her life making me groan a little based upon how I have read it many times before. I also manage to work out who her biological father was in next to no time at all, the big reveal merely confirming my beliefs. Despite these things, I did enjoy it. In fact, I’m of the belief that I may very well read what else is to come in regards to Rose’s story.
Overall a great read.
As a final note, I would like to thank NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this work.
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