5 STARS Although I edited this book, I still think it’s fair for me to rate it, provided I am honest about my involvement. I don’t love characters like Gabriel and I have trouble relating to characters like Lily who find themselves helplessly attracted to bad boys like him. Nevertheless, I think Laxmi does a good job of conveying the conflicting emotions felt by both of these characters and I could see why they belonged together. One of the things I liked best about this story was Laxmi’s descriptions of the darkness inside of the characters, most clearly described in Lily during her transformation. The trip she takes into her own psyche is frightening, and I loved that the two of them found salvation from the darkness only when with the other. I thought this was a great description of Lily’s struggle: “I am a speck in the wind. Rising. Rising. The earth is moving around me. Swooping up to meet me. Darkness pulls me under.” Lily doesn’t have a lot of changing to do. She gives up part of herself, as we all do when we love someone, but she maintains the most important parts and her self-identity is one of those things. Gabriel goes through some significant changes. Ultimately, this is what made me like him. Because of his love for Lily, he becomes a better man, thus demonstrating the transformative power of love. It’s an engaging story with characters whom I ultimately came to like. April 2, 2020
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