Review of For You by Alexandra Silva
Dory (Dorian) and Phillip's (Pip) story is an emotional roller coaster. It starts when they're young and already know each other, and spans years into adulthood. Apparently Pip's sister Quincy is one of Dory's best friends, and it's made things a tad uncomfortable. To make matters worse, Dory's brother, Jamie, is one of Phillip's best friends. What a soap opera world we've got here! But it works out and Pip and Dory take the plunge, finally, after a lot of back and forth, a lot of angst, and things are finally going well. Then Pip drops a bombshell on her - he's going to Africa to further his medical training. Um, OK? Not really, but Dory's nothing if not patient and understanding. And when he comes back, he's changed. And things with his sister make things worse because Phillip doesn't approve of her new man. Sigh...
Then boom, something tragic happens. And when I say tragic, I mean TRAGIC, the kind of tragic you can't come back from. But the epilogue leads me to believe that Dory will be OK. I hope so. I hope that means another story is coming for her because if her story ends here, that would just suck because she deserves so much better than for it to end that way.
So why the 4 stars? Well, it's well-written for the most part, and the characters are superbly drawn. The pacing was a bit draggy in the middle, though, and I skimmed, I'll admit it. I wanted to smack Phillip more than once for his flighty, immature, commitment phobic choices and how those choices affected not just Dory, but all those who loved him. Let's just say he wasn't my favorite character and leave it at that. Dory, though, is perfect. I love her and really hope there's more to come for her!
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Dory (Dorian) and Phillip's (Pip) story is an emotional roller coaster. It starts when they're young and already know each other, and spans years into adulthood. Apparently Pip's sister Quincy is one of Dory's best friends, and it's made things a tad uncomfortable. To make matters worse, Dory's brother, Jamie, is one of Phillip's best friends. What a soap opera world we've got here! But it works out and Pip and Dory take the plunge, finally, after a lot of back and forth, a lot of angst, and things are finally going well. Then Pip drops a bombshell on her - he's going to Africa to further his medical training. Um, OK? Not really, but Dory's nothing if not patient and understanding. And when he comes back, he's changed. And things with his sister make things worse because Phillip doesn't approve of her new man. Sigh...
Then boom, something tragic happens. And when I say tragic, I mean TRAGIC, the kind of tragic you can't come back from. But the epilogue leads me to believe that Dory will be OK. I hope so. I hope that means another story is coming for her because if her story ends here, that would just suck because she deserves so much better than for it to end that way.
So why the 4 stars? Well, it's well-written for the most part, and the characters are superbly drawn. The pacing was a bit draggy in the middle, though, and I skimmed, I'll admit it. I wanted to smack Phillip more than once for his flighty, immature, commitment phobic choices and how those choices affected not just Dory, but all those who loved him. Let's just say he wasn't my favorite character and leave it at that. Dory, though, is perfect. I love her and really hope there's more to come for her!
ARC via Bare Naked Words.
#bookreview #newrelease #ARC #AlexandraSilva #bookseries
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