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Crystal Cove by Lisa Kleypas
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Justine Hoffman and Jason Black are two very interesting characters that I would never have dreamed up in a million years. You have a witch on the one hand, and a man with no soul on the other. Bring the two together and its absolute crazy, intense, mysterious and sweet all in one novel. I really loved their story although the Friday Harbor series seemed a little short to me, each story was satisfying in their own ways.
I can’t say I found many issues with Crystal Cove in particular. Another feel-good love story, as Ms. Kleypas is well-known for, there’s a little bit of back-story for Justine’s witch origins, back-story for Jason Black and his lack of soul, issues on both sides for both characters, they come together because of their attraction and Boom! Sexy times plus potential tragedy and they discover they’re madly in love with each other, can’t live without one another and voila, all’s well that ends well. Happy ending, yay~!
That’s pretty much the story in a nutshell. I can’t say I’m disappointed nor did I love the book to pieces, but the story was well written, you can’t help but like both characters for their flaws and character traits. They’re relatable. Everyone has secrets, everyone has that point in their life where they realize they’re missing something vital. That joie de vivre. That extra oomph to their step. The thing that tickles their pickle. That essence of life that makes everything that much better. You could tell that both Justine and Jason were searching for it. Justine wanted to find out who she was and if she could fully accept herself when she discovered it. Jason was searching for his soul, or at least a way to achieve one in order to keep on living.
Maybe it struck home a bit that even I, myself, am looking for myself and trying to figure out where my own path will lead. Seeing my teenage brother struggle with stupid choices, difficult choices and remembering my own adolescence such that even now in my twenties, I am still struggling to find my own reason for being, for living, for doing whatever it is I want to do. I think everyone can relate to the theme of soul-searching at one point or another and that’s what gave Crystal Cove that extra edge on the other Friday Harbor novels.
Overall, I was pretty satisfied with the entire story, beginning to end. 4/5 stars.