ABOUT THE BOOK
What if you could experience the love of a lifetime twice?
Esme Jenkins has a story to tell.
After being left at the altar, she sets off for her honeymoon in Bora Bora alone, on a mission to find a certain spark to hoist her from the dregs of her insipid life. That spark blazes into her world in the form of a shirtless, giant of a man rescuing her from an attempted kidnapping. When the offender escapes, Esme’s savior vows to stay by her side until the creep is caught. As the days tick by, the pair fall into a whirlwind romance Esme never expected to experience.
But that’s just fiction.
Because when Esme Jenkins was in Bora Bora, she lost three years of her memory in a freak accident, including ones made during that week on the island. Two years later, she’s seeking to publish the story that won’t vacate her brain. The serendipity? The agent seeking to represent her looks identical to her male main character.
Esme Jenkins has a story to tell.
After being left at the altar, she sets off for her honeymoon in Bora Bora alone, on a mission to find a certain spark to hoist her from the dregs of her insipid life. That spark blazes into her world in the form of a shirtless, giant of a man rescuing her from an attempted kidnapping. When the offender escapes, Esme’s savior vows to stay by her side until the creep is caught. As the days tick by, the pair fall into a whirlwind romance Esme never expected to experience.
But that’s just fiction.
Because when Esme Jenkins was in Bora Bora, she lost three years of her memory in a freak accident, including ones made during that week on the island. Two years later, she’s seeking to publish the story that won’t vacate her brain. The serendipity? The agent seeking to represent her looks identical to her male main character.
REVIEW
The premise of this story was interesting and it started out strong. But…while the author was very clear in the book that the main characters wanted to honor God with their relationship, it was only in relation to not sleeping together. It was a very physical book. All about lust and attraction and touching. Being so graphic just drove home the point that the physical attraction was the main point of the story. To me it didn’t read at all like a Christian novel--I certainly wouldn’t want my teen to read it, especially since the way they spoke to one another (the innuendos were very suggestive) and the physical limits they tested are not in line with keeping yourself for your spouse. If these intimate moments were things they were struggling with, and it was part of their redemptive story (as she dealt with in one of her other books) then I’d view this very differently. Unfortunately, it all felt glorified. I also didn’t like the slight tilt towards a love triangle which I am not a fan of. Unfortunately, because I was prepared for a Christian novel, this one didn’t hit the mark for me.
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