Downside of the job I guess seeing human nature at its worst.

They had an instant attraction and then they met in different circumstances, and both let their prejudices affect how they acted, especially David. Sad world when one has to deal with that amidst grief 😦Īnyway – back to the book….I loved it, had a horrible feeling the way the romance – or lack of – between Ellie and David was going that we were in for a cliffhanger and second book, but thankfully no – this is a stand alone. One of the reporters said to him he may as well, otherwise they’d only make one out of what facts and stories were available – regardless of their veracity. An acquaintance once told me that after the death of his son in an accident he was advised by police the only way to get rid of media was a statement. There’s lots and lots of secrets that slowly come out, and the way Ellie’s presence was revealed by the media, the twisting of situations and words, and the grasping nature of the participants who couldn’t care about her reputation was sadly typical of what happens in real life. But it works well here and the chapters of the past were brief interludes, just revealing enough to make some of the present day actions of characters understandable.

I’m always unsure about this as a story telling device – I love it in that it can tell parts of a story and allow the reader to feel in it, (and yes I felt I was back there with Ari in the past) and it shows another side to the story we’re being told, but I also find it frustrating in that just as I get into the story of the past we’re back in the present and then…just as I’m gripped by that we’re back in the past. Its told in chapters that vie from past to present gradually revealing the story Ellie needs to know.

I know there’s a real market for those, but I need More. I love a good romance, one that has an added extra dimension and isn’t just a sweet man meets woman HEA.

It Felt Like a Kiss by Sarra Manning