Title: COVET
Author: TRACEY GARVIS GRAVES
Source: eARC from publisher for review
Estimated Release Date: Sept 17, 2013
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From the author of the New York Times bestseller
On the Island.
What if the life you wanted, and the woman you
fell in love with, belonged to someone else?
Chris and Claire Canton’s marriage is on life
support. Downsized during the recession and out of work for a year, Chris copes
by retreating to a dark place where no one can reach him, not even Claire. When
he’s offered a position that will keep him away from home four nights a week,
he dismisses Claire’s concern that time apart could be the one thing their
fragile union can’t weather. Their suburban life may look idyllic on the
outside, but Claire has never felt so disconnected from Chris, or so lonely.
Local police officer Daniel Rush used to have it
all, but now he goes home to an empty house every night. He pulls Claire over
during a routine traffic stop, and they run into each other again at the 4th of
July parade. When Claire is hired to do some graphic design work for the police
department, her friendship with Daniel grows, and soon they’re spending hours
together.
Claire loves the way Daniel makes her feel, and
the way his face lights up when she walks into the room. Daniel knows that
Claire’s marital status means their relationship will never be anything other
than platonic. But it doesn’t take long before Claire and Daniel are in way
over their heads, and skating close to the line that Claire has sworn she’ll
never cross.
My take...
(I actually rated this one 3.5 stars, but always round up to the next star when leaving reviews on sites such as AMAZON, GOODREADS, ets...)
Ok, this review is going to be a bit hard for me
to do. Why you ask? Well, the thing is I absolutely loved ON THE ISLAND with
every ounce of me. But this one just didn't measure up. It actually started
really, really, really slow. And there was so much telling in the story I felt
like I was getting a play by play of this chick’s entire day. For example...
I take a sip of my tea and then spread out my
towel on one of the four chaise lounges that Julia has arranged next to the
pool. I strip off my cover up and lay down, rolling up another towel and
placing it behind my head for a make shift pillow.
And that is just one example...there is plenty
more scenes I just skipped over. I can handle a bit here and there but it
seemed the whole first half of the book was all telling. And I understand the author
was trying to get across that Claire and Chris were having problems and she was
unhappy, but there so much that could have been left out. And who knows, this
is an ARC and some things could change.
Another thing was I didn't feel any connection to
Claire. With all that her husband went through, I felt she was a tad bit
selfish. And while I am glad with how Graves approached the topic of
cheating...I still felt that Claire did cheat even though she never actually preformed
any sexual acts with Daniel. Everything they did was too intimate for a married
woman to be having.
By the second half of the book it did pick up.
But I was still disappointed with Claire and her actions so I wasn't able to
enjoy the book like I wanted too. However, I enjoyed the way the book ended and
was happy that it seemed to be a HEA for everyone involved. Because, even
though the story is about Claire, Chris, and Daniel...more people are involved.
Having all the neighbor’s lives brought in made the story very interesting to
me. Even though people may seem perfect on the outside, they could be dealing with
some serious battles inside, behind closed doors.
COVET is getting a lot of wonderful reviews and
it just shows that not everyone reads the same book. So I encourage you to keep
that in mind. While it may not have been my kind of read it most definitely
could impact you differently and you may fall in love with it. And I will most
definitely keep reading Graves' work in the future. I adore her writing and
think she is a fantastic author. Thanks to Dutton/Penguin Publishing for
contacting me about a review.
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