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cwrose 's review for:
The Year We Fell Down
by Sarina Bowen
When I bought this book, I knew it would be a formulaic, fluffy college romance with an HEA. Still, I liked the idea that it featured a wheelchair-bound heroine, as I work with spinal cord injury patients and people who are primarily wheelchair-bound, and most of my patients, if they do walk, not many of them walk without assistance. So I was partially curious as to how this would play out in a novel.
First off, the characters. I liked the characters, and I always like a good friends-to-romance story. I did have a slight problem with the fact that Hartley had a girlfriend for most of the book, but hey, love comes when we least expect it, sometimes, and I understand why he stayed in a situation that wasn't necessarily the best for him (I mean, we've all done it). I liked both Corey and Hartley as characters - but I didn't feel any chemistry between them, at all, so I didn't exactly ship their romance. I actually felt more chemistry with Corey and that guy from her water polo team (the British one).
As far as the actual depiction of Corey's injury, I thought it was relatively accurate, especially if her injury was incomplete. I didn't like how she viewed her physical therapists, but it does help me to understand some of the frustrations that my own patients go through.
The story is written in first person POV in both Corey and Hartley's viewpoints. Its a relatively easy and quick read. And the revelation at the end about Hartley came too late and was resolved way too easily.
Overall, I liked it, but I don't usually gravitate toward this particular genre, so I'm unsure of whether I will continue reading this series.
First off, the characters. I liked the characters, and I always like a good friends-to-romance story. I did have a slight problem with the fact that Hartley had a girlfriend for most of the book, but hey, love comes when we least expect it, sometimes, and I understand why he stayed in a situation that wasn't necessarily the best for him (I mean, we've all done it). I liked both Corey and Hartley as characters - but I didn't feel any chemistry between them, at all, so I didn't exactly ship their romance. I actually felt more chemistry with Corey and that guy from her water polo team (the British one).
As far as the actual depiction of Corey's injury, I thought it was relatively accurate, especially if her injury was incomplete. I didn't like how she viewed her physical therapists, but it does help me to understand some of the frustrations that my own patients go through.
The story is written in first person POV in both Corey and Hartley's viewpoints. Its a relatively easy and quick read. And the revelation at the end about Hartley came too late and was resolved way too easily.
Overall, I liked it, but I don't usually gravitate toward this particular genre, so I'm unsure of whether I will continue reading this series.