Christina Welsh is in love with Rachel. She wants Rachel, and truly believes with all her heart that they're meant to be together forever. Her friends have tried pointing out that Rachel is straight and they can never be more than friends. Her therapist tells her that while she wants Rachel, she needs something entirely different. But how do they all get Christina to understand those things?

Although I didn't like Christina, she was well-developed and multi-dimensional. I liked some of the supporting characters, but found them a little more one-dimensional, especially Rachel.

I will say though that when there was action, it was mostly well-written. The author also, at times, had the most beautifully descriptive style.

Although it was made very clear that Christina thought Rachel was all things wonderful, I couldn't see anything about Rachel that would engender that kind of devotion.

There were a few other issues that bugged me though.

One of the biggest was that the book was told from Christina's perspective, in first person, but several times the character directly addressed the reader, which was very disconcerting and absolutely jolted me out of the story.

At one point the character acknowledges to the reader that part of the mystery was solved in a very convenient fashion, but 'it was a conclusion I would have drawn on my own eventually, I think.' Seriously?

Another issue for me was the info dumping that made the book drag on.

I made a rookie mistake when I started this book - I went into it blind, without reading the blurb or knowing anything about it. I naively assumed it would be a romance. Spoiler alert: It's not.

As a heads up, this book contains paranormal aspects. If you're not prepared to suspend your sense of disbelief, it's not the book for you.

I received an ARC, so I have overlooked minor proofreading errors (spelling, punctuation and homophones in particular), which will hopefully be caught in the final stages of publishing.

I feel like the book had a lot of potential. It definitely became more interesting as the book progressed, with a sense of mystery that I became intrigued by, but I think it needs a bit of work still, especially in regards to editing.

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