Shuttergirl in Some Like It Hot!

May 20, 2015 Emily McGee rated it it was amazing

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"It's always been you."

Hurting. Healing. Loving. Living. That, in a nutshell, is what this story is about. Laine Cartwright and Michael Greydon shared a blink of time years ago, a blink where lasting impressions were made, and believe it or not, love began to form. That was before the tracks their lives were on took them even further apart. To places they never asked to go, and for both places that molded them into people who are missing their spark. Missing their spark, because the only one cap "It's always been you."

Hurting. Healing. Loving. Living. That, in a nutshell, is what this story is about. Laine Cartwright and Michael Greydon shared a blink of time years ago, a blink where lasting impressions were made, and believe it or not, love began to form. That was before the tracks their lives were on took them even further apart. To places they never asked to go, and for both places that molded them into people who are missing their spark. Missing their spark, because the only one capable of lighting it was the other.

In true CD Reiss form, this dear author has given her readers something equally unique and just as spellbinding as her previous works, yet completely different at the same time. She took the angst out, and put the realism in. All the while leaving the heart-gripping moments and emotional rollercoaster. ShutterGirl has left the dirty grit at home, but brought on full intensity, and a really memorable story that will touch your heart and cheer for Michael and Laine's conclusion.

The one word I think best describes this book is - refreshing. It could have gone down so many boring, predictable and mundane paths, but it reeled me in and trapped me in its flawless story. It brought me two characters that simply wanted to be. Be with one another, despite their livelihoods clashing neither made sacrifices based on the other's demands. And it also took all the bulls--t out of romance books. Obviously, I love romance novels, but I have my pet peeves. ShutterGirl didn't hit a single one of those pet peeves, which is a bit miraculous in and of itself. Laine and Michael are an independent/dependent couple if that makes sense. They want each other, and they become the best versions of themselves with one another, but they also have several aspects of their lives that are theirs alone. It's hard to explain and I hope I don't sound like a rambling ninny, but despite me not having one iota in common with either of them they seemed incredibly relatable and real to me. And that's that. That's what it comes down to is that I related and I enjoyed every bit of the time I spent in a world I could only imagine. Definitely earns high recommendations from me.

Happy Reading!
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Aug 21, 2015 T rated it really liked it

I'm a fan of unrequited love stories, most especially those that are two-sided (meaning they're both in love with each other but each thought it was unrequited) That's not all there is to this book though, there's so much more depth to uncover, so many emotions to understand. What I didn't like about this however was how it seemed to have ended abruptly. There were still so many ideas left unexplored, questions left unanswered. Unless this would have a sequel of course. ...more

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