Pam Rosenthal

I'm befuddled by the low ratings! Well, that's not entirely true - the cheating MCs and their messy relationship with one another is probably why people hate this book, (I loved that about this book!). Similarly to Sherry Thomas's Not Quite a Husband, there are multiple timelines and the mistakes made in the past were those of young adults who fall in love hard yet stumble and don't have the tools developed to communicate with one another. However, the way we time-jump is different from ST - often these parts are set off with italics or are part of a stream-of-conscious memory a character has in the present time. So those stylistic choices may be difficult to follow at first.

This was my first romance by Pam Rosenthal and I really enjoyed it. Her writing is lovely and often very sexy. There were some passages where I had to reread to make sure I was following whose POV I was in, since we do some head-hopping. There are a few love stories being told along with our MCs (one that had me choking up at work!). I do think some of the political backdrop was a bit flimsy and at times confusing - but whatever I enjoyed myself. I am excited to explore her backlist!… (meer)