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Torn Canvas (2014)

by Donna K. Weaver(Favorite Author)

4.41 of 5 Votes: 5

languge

English

genre

Poetry

publisher

Emerald Arch Publishing

series

Safe Harbors

review 1: 3.5 starsThis is the sequel to "A Change of Plans" which I would really recommend reading before you read this book. This book is not so much a romance as it is a story of one man's journey of recovery and healing- mentally, emotionally and physically. What I like most about this book is the sense of family between characters. They really try to take care of each other.Sometimes I felt like the book was dragging a bit but there was an emotional depth to it that I really appreciated. It was interesting to get the same events from the previous book from Jori's point of view.There is some mention of Jori's less than stellar sexual history- one scene of closed door sex that you know happened but there are no details, and some mild swearing. Mostly the swearing is just ment... moreioned as "he swore" or something like that.
review 2: Torn Canvas is a companion novel-slash-sequel to A Change of Plans, and boy does it deliver! I really loved book one, but I think I might love book two even more. Torn Canvas overlaps the timeline of A Change of Plans.I love a broken character who has a fantastic character arc throughout the course of the novel. Jori provided all this and more. Jori has a troubled past, and uses that as an excuse to be less-than-honorable. He is the perfect example of a diamond in the rough, and by the end of the book I loved how he shined (although he still wasn't perfect). His struggle was real and raw. One of my favorite parts of the story was the romance between Olivia and Jori. It developed slowly, over time, and in a very believable way, but still with plenty of happy-sigh moments. I loved Olivia as a character as well, and I loved how she was feisty. A big pet peeve of mine is when companion novels repeat too much of the first book. The author balanced this perfectly in my opinion. I loved seeing where Jori's story intersected with Lynn's, but nothing felt like a repeat of old material. It was either mentioned super briefly, or felt new because of Jori's perspective. She also did a great job of telling enough about what had happened in A Change of Plans to be able to follow Torn Canvas, but not giving huge info-dumps that frustrated me because I'd already read book one.Despite Jori's very sensitive issues, they were handled in a very PG-rated way. This book is a great, clean romance. Add to that an interesting plot and compelling characters, and pretty much all I could do was put on cartoons for the kids and keep reading until I had finished the last page. I received an eARC in exchange for my honest review. less

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