The Catalyst

by Angela Jardine

Sunny Smith is running from her memories. It’s what she does. Settling in a beautiful but remote area of Cornwall she thinks she has found the perfect place to help heal the emotional wounds left by her husband’s untimely death. She believes she has found a sort of freedom but her peace of mind becomes threatened by Jimmy Fisher. Jimmy is an artist. He is also a serial seducer. Although she has been warned about his past, Sunny finds she needs what he offers. Jimmy, too, is unable to remain as detached as he usually prefers to be and unwittingly leads Sunny towards savage violence and an overwhelming guilt. A guilt that demands the ultimate expression of remorse. The Catalyst is a story of a passionate love affair that endures despite everything ... although not quite as you might expect.

330 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2012

Reviews

[Stephanie Tibbs · Rating 2 out of 5]

Reading this book was kind of like watching a soap opera through a telescope. The book doesn't necessarily focus on only Sunny and Jimmy, but on the stories of several other characters. It jumps back and forth through all of them until the end when their stories all mesh and connect together. Hypothetically, this story had a lot of potential, it was just lacking life and any real emotion. So like I said, it was like watching this all through a telescope, watching this story for afar. There was no real connection with any of the characters (maybe with Edward a little bit, I just felt sorry for him).

I thought it was interesting how eventually we were able to see what the point of focusing on so many characters was--- the execution however, fell short. The ending left me kind of pissed-- like, I just spent this whole time reading this and THAT'S how it ends? Blahh.

I give it two stars for the books potential.

[Jo Notary]

227pgs, widow, she thinks she has found the perfect place to help heal the emotional wounds left by her husband 19s untimely death. She believes she has found a sort of freedom but her peace of mind becomes threatened by Jimmy Fisher. Jimmy is an artist. He is also a serial seducer. Although she has been warned about his past, Sunny finds she needs what he offers. Jimmy, too, is unable to remain as detached as he usually prefers to be and unwittingly leads Sunny towards savage violence and an overwhelming guilt. A guilt that demands the ultimate expression of remorse.

[Tammie · Rating 1 out of 5]

OMG. I really don't like books that end sad. Give me my hea.