Reviewed by: ?wazithinkin
Genre: Romance
Approximate word count: 70-75,000 words
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Author:
Dee Ernst started writing stories on a battered Royal typewriter when
she was about ten or twelve years old. Ms.
Ernst announced on her web site that the film and TV rights to her novel Better Off Without Him have recently
been optioned to Robert Shaye and Michael Lynn’s production company, Unique
Features. She says “right now, today, anything is possible.” She is
now waiting patiently for fame and fortune somewhere in New Jersey.
For more, visit the author’s website.
Description:
“A Different Kind of Forever is the story about two
complicated people finding – and trying to hold on – to love.”
Diane Matthews, a divorced mother of three, is a smart,
successful, and independent woman who likes the direction her life is headed.
Everything she has ever wanted is finally falling into place; until a chance
meeting with Michael Carlucci, a hot young musical genius behind a successful
rock band. Neither can deny the growing attraction between them, but is it
enough with all the demands on both of their lives to survive the test of time?
Appraisal:
Michael
stole my heart right away. His introspection certainly gave his character a lot
of charm. I loved his whole family and how they related. I can’t say the same
thing about Diane’s character. For a woman as successful as she was in all
other areas of her life, she showed too much ambivalence where Michael was
concerned to be believable. It made her character weak in my eyes and she
obviously wasn’t. I especially liked the way she handled her teenaged daughters
when it came to her dating life.
The premise
of the story was interesting; with the female being the older in this May/
December romance and the conflicts and complications were realistic. I felt
like too much of the story centered on the mundane in Diane’s life that could
have been glossed over and still keep the integrity of the story intact. As a
result, the story lagged. Adding Quinn, a man Diane thought she once loved, into
the mix was a nice twist, which gave us some insight into another aspect of her
dilemma. There were several peripheral characters because of the professions
these two main characters were in. At times, it got difficult to keep track of
them all and the frequent change of prospective confused me at times. However,
I did enjoy this story.
FYI:
This book contains adult language and situations that may be
offensive to some.
Format/Typo Issues:
There are a small number of proofing issues and at least one
copy editing error that I found in this book.
Rating: *** Three stars
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