Saturday, June 27, 2015

Safe at Last - Maya Banks

The third book in the beloved #1 bestselling author’s sexy, romantic suspense Slow Burn series…

They say young love doesn’t last, but a girl from the wrong side of the tracks with unique abilities and the hometown golden boy were determined to defy the odds. For Zack Covington, Anna-Grace—his “Gracie”—was the one. Until one night forever alters the course of their future, when a devastated Gracie disappears without a trace, leaving Zack to agonize over what happened to the girl he loved. As the years pass, his desperate efforts to find her uncovered nothing.

Now working for Devereaux Security, he stumbles across a painting featuring a special place only he and Gracie would know. The image is too perfectly rendered for it to be coincidence. His Gracie must be alive. When he finally tracks her down, he is shocked—and heart-broken—to discover the wounded shell of the girl he once knew and still loves. Her psychic gifts are gone, and worse, she believes he betrayed her all those years ago.

Zack has enemies, and once his weakness is discovered, Gracie becomes a target for revenge. He’ll have to save her before he can earn her trust and her love. And he vows they’ll never be torn apart again.


MY REVIEW

ARC provided by Sullivan and Partners

Zack and Gracie, what is there to say, but after twelve years of not knowing what happened to Gracie, the reunion did not go as Zack could ever imagine.  Gracie, my heart broke for her.  She was so terrified of Zack, I was afraid that there was no way the author could possibly bring these two character back together. 

Without trying to go into every detail of the book (the synopsis explains it), I want to say what I liked about it and did not like.

Likes
Twelve years is a long time to still be in love with someone, even if that person has disappeared.  Zack has not stopped loving Gracie, I am not sure he could if he tried.

Gracie…If I had her powers to read minds, went through what she endured…I would be grateful for losing them as well.  Even now I am not sure I could handle someone else’s thoughts, mine are enough.

True love endures till the end.  I am talking about, unwavering, fully committed love. Yes the kind you only read in books.  Maya delivered a love story that I could feel deep within.

GIRL POWER! That is all I am going to say on that.

Dislike
There is only one, and I hope I am not spoiling it for anyone, so skip this part if you must.


The amount of times Zack confessed (in his inner dialog) his love for Gracie. The pain he went through when she left.  He wasn’t sure if she was dead or alive.  About the fifth time I read it, I was irritated.  I get it, but it was repetitive.  I did not to keep reading it.  My thoughts, I hope that does not turn you off from reading the book.

The same goes for Gracie, but given the situation, I get it.  That would be something to play over in my head as well.


The book was good and flowed nicely, the supporting characters were great and I have hopes for two people in the book to get a story.  So go check it out and let me know what you think.


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