Before I get into this review when I first read the
title the Dixie Chicks song, Wide Open Spaces played in my head and stuck
throughout the entire book. One lyric in particular: " She needed wide
open spaces, room to make her big mistakes." The main characters in the
book Shelby & Zack have this for a lack of a better word "wide open
space" that needed to be filled and are not mending the broken pieces
together. This book for me was a "real" read to where you can relate
to the characters on a human level.
Wide Open Spaces from the beginning had me hooked. The
authors dedication and prologue are very telling of just what you are about to
jump into. Some of the most beautiful stories are the hardest to take. This
story deals with themes such as adoption, betrayal and love but the beauty of
the story is that like life you make it through.
Shelby & Zack have a connection that cannot be
severed. They created something beautiful together but couldn’t afford to hold
onto it. In her emotional state Shelby blamed Zack for the pain she was experiencing
over Samuel. He never left her but the sadness and anger drew a wage between
them. Now decades later she is back in town and running into the one man who
broke her, Zack.
Shelby ‘Shel”….
I felt like even through all the emotional turmoil
Shelby experienced she was still trying to find her voice. With her ex- Max she
allowed him to dictate her happiness and now that she is back in her home town
pieces of the old Shel are starting to resurface. Trying to get her life back
together along with her son they move back into her childhood home right beside
Zack.
Now it may sound a little cliché but here is where the
story gets sticky! Zack lives next door with his kids as well. I know you are
saying well they both seemed to move on. But what happens when it seems like
your love has moved on with someone you considered a friend?
I do love that the author digs deeps into the
emotional sadness and devastation that many feel when they give up a child for
adoption. We get to see how Shel & Zack coped with recovering from the loss
of Samuel. Now don’t get me wrong this book isn’t all that heavy, I mean this
is Aurora Rose Reynolds we are talking about. Zack is a complete Alpha and
loosing Shel again isn’t a mistake he will repeat. ( let’s just say the love
scenes are very steamy) The kids are very funny and I love their covert mission
to get their parents together. This story has a few twists like an ex, oh a
bear, and the most important redemption.
Although I loved elements of this story Shelby was
annoying at times. I just wanted her to find her voice and fight for herself
instead of crying. Zack’s characters helped balance her out. He knew what he
wanted and what he lost. Some parts dragged a little and I wanted more of the
couple to have interaction and discuss the issues between them it almost seemed
glossed over for a second. One of the things I am excited about is Aubrey’s
story!!! All in all this was a good read and I would recommend it. Please judge
this book for yourself and not based on this one review.
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