Sierra in Clean Romances

Oct 02, 2012 Ruth Hill rated it it was amazing

Shelves: romance

Let me begin by saying that any review I leave here will never do this book justice. Not since "Hunger Games" has a book so captivated me and taken me on such an emotional roller coaster! I thought I had read romances before, and books like "Jane Eyre" and "A Tale of Two Cities," I had always considered the peaks of romantic literature. Let me say this. This is the most romantic book I have ever read in my 38 years on this planet! In case you have not guessed by now, I loved this book!

When I beg Let me begin by saying that any review I leave here will never do this book justice. Not since "Hunger Games" has a book so captivated me and taken me on such an emotional roller coaster! I thought I had read romances before, and books like "Jane Eyre" and "A Tale of Two Cities," I had always considered the peaks of romantic literature. Let me say this. This is the most romantic book I have ever read in my 38 years on this planet! In case you have not guessed by now, I loved this book!

When I began this book, I had no idea what I was getting into. I was horrified right off the bat, but I was so intensely drawn into the story that I savored every word on every page. Alyssa and Alex are fantastic characters, and Taylor Dean has made them truly three-dimensional. I connected with both in ways I never dreamed possible that I could connect with fictional characters. Alex gets my award for the most romantic character in a book--right alongside the Dumb as a Box of Rocks Award. No spoilers--read the book yourself.

I found myself tingling in unexpected ways and moaning (even when there were students in the room with me). More than once, I found myself crying over this story, and once I even threw the kindle down on the desk, determined to not finish it. It was too painful to read. Why? Well, let's just say that while I have not experienced anything like Alyssa did, I long for so much of what she and Alex expressed. And the book was so real to me that I found myself longing for what I don't have. Very rarely does a book ever affect me like this. I am a romantic at heart (which the majority of people would never guess), but so far, I can't find anyone who wants to share that romance with me. At least I was able to have some vicarious pleasure with this story.

Let me end by saying there is basically no profanity. No misuse of God's name--always makes me happy. And no sex before marriage. What? Really? What an amazing idea in this day and age! And I am glad the author had the decency to give the characters privacy in the bedroom. In fact, that makes it even more romantic, in my opinion. This book brought out the true romantic in me that often gets neglected.

I was sent a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. I was not financially compensated, and all opinions are 100 percent mine. ...more

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Dec 13, 2014 Aimee rated it liked it · review of another edition

I picked this book as my monthly free prime kindle read for this month. I really love Taylor Dean's writing and her books so this seemed like a good choice for me. It's one of the only ones written by her that I haven't read yet.

I started reading this right before bed. Bad choice because it scared me. (yes, I'm a chicken but if you have children, don't start reading this right before bed. You will have nightmares) I put it down and actually didn't pick it up again until a couple days later when ...more

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Mar 09, 2022 Christina rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

An emotionally gripping story

This author is fast becoming a favorite of mine- her books take you on such a rollercoaster ride of emotions but leave you so incredibly happy at the end. I heard such mixed reviews about this story so it took me longer to get to it, but I’m definitely glad I did.

It was so good- danger and suspense from the beginning, grief and loss and angst for the protagonist, and then such a sweet love story that comes from the ashes of tragedy. I couldn’t get enough of it, and ...more

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