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Is This Love? (2013)

by Sue Moorcroft(Favorite Author)

4.04 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1781890552 (ISBN13: 9781781890554)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Choc Lit

review 1: This is a brilliant contemporary novel with a very strong hero and heroine, both of whom have had to adapt to a life which is far from what they may have dreamed of when they were younger. Tamara is stuck in the village where she grew up - following an accident, her older sister Lyddie is a child in an adult’s body who needs constant care, and Tamara is happy to help look after her. She can’t envisage ever leaving and sacrifices a lot to stay near her sister. Jed, on the other hand, has just returned to the village and has the unenviable task of telling Tamara’s family who caused Lyddie’s accident all those years ago. Although a relationship between Tamara and Jed seems impossible, sparks fly from the very first moment and I loved their interaction. Jed is a f... moreantastic hero, strong, silent and gorgeous, but at the same time wary and damaged. And Tamara’s bond with Lyddie is lovely to read about, their relationship poignant. I read this novel in one sitting and couldn’t put it down – highly recommended!
review 2: This is the first book by Sue Moorcroft that I had a pleasure to read and let me tell, it won't be the last, this I am sure.The book introduces us to Tamara Rix and her older sister Lyddie. Lyddie is mentally an 11 - year - old after hit - and - run accident in her teenage years. Tamara feels guilty of the accident, feels that it was her fault that Lyddie was hit. But she loves her sister over all and would do anything for her. She will do her hair in Princess Leia style, she will go with her every day to admire the same puppies, she will do the same yoga exercises with her.Tamara is a yoga - instructor and her relationship with Max comes to the end, because she doesn't want to move with him to another town when he gets a new job offer. She is not going to leave Lyddie alone.Meet Jed. He comes back to the village after years of absence and surprises the family with unexpected news about the accident. He and his brother Manny are also working as ... who? bodyguards? minders? for the secret Mr. H and his wife. Then Tamara starts working for the isolated from the world wife of Mr. H. and soon finds that she is a part of the wife's game.I really admire Sue Moorcroft that she wrote such incredible book about mental disability. Lyddie is wonderfully described, we get to know all her ups and downs and as the downs can be really extreme and not too pleasure, I didn't feel too overwhelmed with them. It is not easy to cope with such disability and Sue made it clear that the life of Rix family is not only bed of roses but they are coping and they are doing wonderful job. The relationship all the characters have Lyddie, let it be the family, or friends, of just normal people, is touching, is tender, is full of patience and understanding. It's really brilliantly written.The characters themselves are also great. I liked Tamara from the very beginning, she's a tender, loving and loyal person and I was really curious what she's going to do with Jed, who was indeed Lyddie's teenage sweetheart. She has her moments of course as well, moments when I just shook my head and sighed, but altogether she's a very likeable, normal, warm person. And there are no easy ways for Tamara and her love life, oh no, she must fight with her conscience. The other characters were also very likeable. Nothing was obvious and I was wrong more than twice, thinking that I know what's going to happen, so brilliant, not predictable and full of surprises! The love between Tamara and Jed was also not so obvious with happen, with their past and with actual problems. I must admit that I'm missing such characters like Jed in the books that I read, please more Jeds! Strong - minded, handsome, brave and intelligent, I loved the interaction between him and Tamara and his determination to make things good.This book has it all. Drama, almost crime, family issues, affairs, secret lovers and funny moments. Oh yes, there was a moment that I was really laughing out loud. But there were also things that made my eyes water. It was also brilliantly, engagingly written and I enjoyed every page of this story. It had a right pace, enough action and was skilfully written, with a lot of subplots that kept me hooked all the time. The characters had depth, complexity and intelligence. I really loved this book and am looking forward to more Sue's books. And this one I highly recommend.I received a copy of this book from publisher in exchange for a review. less

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