Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I love reading. There are very, very few books in which I find nothing redeemable. that said, this is one of them. Just about every part of the plot is contrived. I am aware that one needs a suspension of belief to read non-fiction, but events in this story would strain the credulity of even the most naive. I am beyond tired of women being portrayed as being so obsessed with a man that they cannot function normally. I did not find one person in this book to have anything other than a two-dimensional character development. I did not find one character in this book I could root for or like. I found both protagonists to be peopler who I would never want to meet or spend time with in real life. And I cannot, for the life of me, understand why the woman would ultimately allow this man into her life, when he had so clearly demonstrated such a total lack of any kind of empathy. Forgiveness is wonderful, and I fully believe in it, but I also believe in learning from one's past. This means she doesn't have to hate hime or anything like that, but I would surely be very cautious about letting someone like that into my life. They would have to earn my trust back over a period of time, not just instantly. But I didn't see much in the way of good judgement shown anywhere in this book. I found myself reading and rereading passages, because I felt that just about every cliche in the book was used..or some variation of it. And I was so bored by reading it. Also, there were a number of subplots that really had no reason for being. And absolutely no character development for other people in the book. It gives me no pleasure to give a book a bad review, especially for a new(?) writer. I want to like every book I choose to read. But this one was a loser and I felt like throwing it against a wall when I finished it. And I am glad that other people enjoyed it. I cannot recommend this book. Save your money. Had there been the choice of rating this book as a 'zero,' I would have chosen to do so.