I wanted to read this book because I read some reviews that said there wasn't a HEA. In my opinion, that is false. Just because she may not have her HEA with Michael doesn't mean that she didn't work through all the hurt and realize her future. This constituted a happy ending to me. The tragedies are sometimes the most beautiful stories. Some conclusions had to be drawn to round out the story, but all in all, a good read. I was very hopeful this would be a good book since it was written by the same author who wrote "Used" and I loved that book. I got carried away by the glowing reviews, and sadly I was sorely disappointed. The bulk of this book is the reconnection between Lorraina and Michael. We were pretty much stuck with these two characters throughout the whole book, and any supporting characters that were introduced seemed to be an after thought and only played very minor roles. This is probably personal preference, but the story was just too mushy and romantic for my taste. The story didn't have much drama and it was very one-dimensional. The backstory of both characters seemed very forced and a lot of it didn't make sense. I found myself enjoying Lorraina's flashbacks more than the current state of her relationship with Michael. I found it very awkward how after all those years of rejecting him, he took her back the first moment she showed up again. Also, I didn't really understand Michael's infatuation with Lorraina. It just seemed forced how all of a sudden he became obsessed with her, and it's hard for me to believe how she felt no attraction to him whatsoever when they were younger despite all the things he did for her. Also, Michael was a bad boy but we're never really told why. The author only vaguely touches on how he has a difficult home life. Their family situation was also very confusing. There's no real explanation of why their parents are the way they are, it just seemed like all of a sudden no one got along. The "twist" also came out of nowhere and it sort of seemed like it was put into the story line for some sort of dramatic purpose, which was actually very anticlimactic. It just sort of happened and then it was over and I was left with more questions and answers.I had sort of guessed what it would be just based on the reviews and the description of the book. Lastly, I didn't like Lorraina. We're trapped in her head the whole book and it was a very underwhelming and dry narrative of her feelings and what she was going through. This book dragged on I skimmed through the last half. I would not recommend.
What do You think about Every Rose (2013)?
A bit of a cheesefest, and they were behaving very youngish. it was ok but didn't love it.
—emilyly
Nudges the borders of proselytizing. Really should be labelled as CHRISTIAN fiction.
—Michelle
the perfect song 'roses' by james arthur n emeli sande....
—sancho
Good book but it tore my heart out at the end.
—Sandi
