Review by Susan
Alexander
Overall
Rating: 3/5 Stars
Pages: 266
Purchase Link: http://amzn.com/B00BMHF62M
Synopsis:
Paige
Scott is done in. Done for. Done with it. Having spent her childhood shuffled
between relatives who ignored her, and her adult life hiding within the walls
of her relationships with men, she is prepared to live out her empty days in
her crumbling marriage to David Davenport. David has other plans, however, and
flings her into a remote, impoverished world, in stark contrast to the wealthy
cosmopolitan one that was all she knew. Here she is forced to face the
betrayals of her past and learn, for the first time, how to care for herself,
and for others.
Hilarity and tragedy, addictions, unexpected
friendships, and Paige’s discovery of running and the relief it brings propel
her on her journey toward the mending of a broken spirit, and learning how to
truly live. Step by step, mile by mile.
Review:
What do you do when your husband drops you off in a place
you’ve never been, throws your suitcase at you and says have a nice life? Well,
Paige Scott didn’t know what to do either. At first depression sets in, she
sleeps most of the days away and drinks to mask the shock and the pain. As she
slowly comes out of her depression and ventures into town she starts to make
friends. As the story progresses she does a lot of soul searching to try and
rebuild her life through the friends she makes and the advice she gets along
the way.
I was intrigued by the opening chapter. I wanted to see
where the story was going and how Paige handled her plight. But as I got
further into the story I found that I couldn’t connect with Paige or the story.
While the writing was well done, there wasn’t enough tension building
throughout for me. I did, however, like that the ending wasn’t a happily ever
after. It takes time to rebuild a broken spirit.
Overall, I love the cover, the writing and the author's voice. I would be interested to see what the author has in store for her next book.
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