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isalaur 's review for:
The Heights
by Amy Aislin
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I am amazed at the variety in this author’s work and how she does it all so well. Hockey romance, cowboy romance, holiday romance, etc. This book is much more angsty than her other work that I’ve read and I enjoyed it but it was a higher angst level than I usually like. I’m not the most patient person and after a while I just wanted to say “let’s move on” which is totally not appropriate and so insensitive considering the circumstances for the MCs and everyone else involved. So the rating is more a reflection of my reaction than the quality of the book so take that for what it’s worth.
The overriding themes here are ‘what makes a family’ and ‘guilt’. Those themes intertwine to create a heart wrenching story. Nat squeezes your heart from the beginning but it is the transformation in Quinn that is the most compelling. He goes from irrepressible and lighthearted to burdened and flailing with the exposure of a life altering situation. The multiples levels of guilt he feels are suffocating him. In combination with Nat’s situation it’s a lot to take in, especially since in neither situation are they guilty of anything.
And then, as in al, good romance books, the power of love comes to the rescue but in a plethora of new and different ways. I’m hoping there are more books to come in this series. Shay needs to find his HEA and we need to meet Ian. There is a very bizarre scene towards the end with Evan (and his “friend”) that I assume will be the subject of a future book because otherwise there was no point in inserting it. I’m also wondering whether we will find out more about the missing parents and the ongoing mystery of what happened to Dylan.
The overriding themes here are ‘what makes a family’ and ‘guilt’. Those themes intertwine to create a heart wrenching story. Nat squeezes your heart from the beginning but it is the transformation in Quinn that is the most compelling. He goes from irrepressible and lighthearted to burdened and flailing with the exposure of a life altering situation. The multiples levels of guilt he feels are suffocating him. In combination with Nat’s situation it’s a lot to take in, especially since in neither situation are they guilty of anything.
And then, as in al, good romance books, the power of love comes to the rescue but in a plethora of new and different ways. I’m hoping there are more books to come in this series. Shay needs to find his HEA and we need to meet Ian. There is a very bizarre scene towards the end with Evan (and his “friend”) that I assume will be the subject of a future book because otherwise there was no point in inserting it. I’m also wondering whether we will find out more about the missing parents and the ongoing mystery of what happened to Dylan.