Burak Nevruzoglu Nevruzoglu itibaren 23014 Canargo di Sotto SO, Italija
WOW! There is a lot going on in this story. Just when you think you know what it's going to be all about, a dead body is found floating nearby. Threw me for a loop!!! Tangled up in secrets, murder, and denial, Grayson and Meg travel a road that can only lead to each other. Grayson is fighting against his nature and can not believe that it is love he is feeling. Meg refuses to accept that she could love a man like Grayson due to occurances in her past. Their overwhelming attraction thrown in the mix makes for very interesting reading indeed! Both fighting against the one person that is their perfect match. My ONLY negative......I enjoyed this book, but I think it would have been better without the murder mystery. Given that the book was a historical romance, a paranormal romance, and a suspense romance all wrapped up in one, it made for confusion at points. It was a bit much to take on in only 283 pages. I was completely intrigued before the first body was ever found, so I know I would have continued reading without it. I am always eager to try new authors and this one did not disapoint. Lori Brighton's writing proved descriptive, engaging, and vivid. (The reader could feel the lust jump off the page!) I will look for more by this author.
I really enjoyed this one. The writing can be a little annoying at moments (the authors uses the word "charges," as in "he or she is my charge," a million times in the first half of the book. It's a great word but not one to overuse). But, a lot of it takes place in Ann Arbor and Detroit, which I love. And Iggy is-----Iggy. He's totally fascinating. If Elijah Wood really plays him in a bio-pic, I will barf. (That also goes for Ryan Gosling and Scarlet J as Kurt and Courtney....what a comment on our times).
As a strong environmentalist, I figured it would be interesting to check out the writings of John Muir, the founder of the Sierra Club, one of the fathers of conservation in the US, and also the individual who supported the preservation side of the debate over the Hech-Hechy debate against Gifford Pinchot, another great conservationist. The book contains several stories from his youth on. So far I don't think he's the greatest writer who ever lived, but the passion he feels for the beauty of the natural world shines through, and so far it has been fascinating to see how his belief in wilderness preservation has developed. Stickeen might have been the strongest of his stories and the one I liked best.
Not my favorite.