Falling Fast
by Tina Wainscott
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Race car mechanic Raleigh West works day and night, trying to put his broken past—and the girl who’d grown far more than a summer romance—out of mind. It’s been seven years since the fiery crash that landed her in the hospital . . . and him in jail. In an instant, he lost his passion for racing, the only girl he loved, and all hope of escaping his white-trash legacy. Raleigh hasn’t seen her since that awful night. Never got a chance to apologize. And never forgave himself.
When brave, beautiful Mia Wentworth returns to the Florida coast for her grandmother’s funeral, she can feel Raleigh’s presence like a gust of wind that gives her goose bumps. Opening her heart to him again seems impossible. But staying away? That might be harder still.
REVIEW
Rating: ☆☆☆
The premise behind this book got me really excited: a second chance romance after an accident left Mia scarred and Rayleigh in prison. It disappointed me. It was a slow read with little happening. It was a lot of self doubt on behalf of Rayleigh and hiding by Mia, with very little moving the story forward. Character driven can be good and I have loved books based on this in the past. It was possibly because it took Rayleigh so long to move forward that I struggled with it.
There were some really good parts to this that did keep me reading: Rayleigh's half-brother is the sweetest thing; Mia's courage in battling and surviving cancer and the accident; the plot twist that came from nowhere; and Mia's parents who added some colour and conflict to the story.
I was maybe hoping for something a little faster paced and possibly some around the car racing theme. It did bring a message of forgiveness and healing that I could get on board with.
Tina Wainscott is the USA Today bestselling author of over thirty books with romantic thrills and suspenseful chills. A happy ending is a must, but the road to it is full of ravines and shaky bridges. In her Random House FALLING series, each couple must overcome rocky pasts to find love. In her Justiss Alliance series, five Navy SEALs take the fall for a covert mission gone wrong and join a private agency that exacts justice outside the law. www.tinawainscott.com
As Jaime Rush, Tina is the author of the Hidden series, featuring humans with the essence of dragons, angels, and magic, and the award-winning Offspring series, about psychic abilities and government conspiracies. www.jaimerush.com.
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