I received a copy of TOO CLOSE by Elizabeth Krall in exchange for an honest review.
Summary:
What rules would you break for the one you love? What lies would you tell?
Three weeks before their wedding day, Nicola and Greg discover that they may have the same mother. They met when Greg joined the San Francisco newspaper where Nicola is the travel editor. After six months, eager to start a life together and raise a family, they decide to marry. When Nicola finally meets his family in Seattle, and mentions the circumstances of her adoption, Greg’s horrified mother is forced to reveal the shameful secret she has kept for 36 years. As they struggle to deal with her revelation, their relationship is challenged and strained. If his mother’s suspicions are true, they will be forced into a devastating choice: break all of society’s rules and fight for their love, or break their hearts and give each other up. It will be the greatest test their newfound love has faced – and their love may not survive.
My Thoughts:
The premise of this book is both disturbing and intriguing. It has been a while since I’ve had both of those emotions evoked while reading a book and for some reason, I couldn’t put the book down. Needless to say, Elizabeth does a really good job at drawing the reader in and keeping them intrigued throughout the whole book. The book starts off just like most typical romance novels do, but that quickly changes as you find out what is really going on. I really enjoyed both Greg and Nicole and thought that Elizabeth did an amazing job at crafting such real characters with honest and raw emotions. I kept thinking, “what if this happened to me?” the entire time I was reading. Needless to say, the topic is quite sensitive, but I think it was handled very tastefully with great respect and tact. So, I must tip my hat because this book is a job well done.
