Blog Tour: Coming Down by @carrieelks #review - A Life Through Books

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Blog Tour: Coming Down by @carrieelks #review


Women's Fiction / Contemporary Romance
Date Published: September 24, 2014
   
Twenty-eight-year-old Beth Lawrence finally has her life back on track. A job she loves, a wealthy husband and a beautiful home are a far cry from the tragedy that struck when she was nineteen. But now that her past seems firmly behind her, an old flame walks back into her life. Bringing back painful memories of a time she's worked hard to forget, reviving a passion she tried to bury years before.
Niall Joseph is an up-and-coming artist, recently returned from success in America. Volunteering to teach in an inner-city drug clinic, the last person he expects to see is the girl who broke his heart nine years earlier. Working closely together allows their old wounds to heal, forging a deeper connection between them. One that slowly starts to burn.
As she becomes tangled up with a neglected child and her drug-addict mother, Beth finds herself drawn to Niall. But neither of them can anticipate how hard it is to tread the thin line between friendship and desire. 


My Review

This is a good example of a novel dealing with personal issues without going overboard if that makes sense. Often times it feels like everything bad that can happen to a character does and I liked the fact that Beth had to deal with unfortunate circumstances and trials and tribulations but nothing felt like it happened just for the sake of making the story more interesting.

Wonderful writing style. The characters really grab the reader and the relationships are believable and beautiful. I thoroughly enjoyed this novel. 





Carrie Elks lives near London, England and writes contemporary romance with a dash of intrigue. At the age of twenty-one she left college with a political science degree, a healthy overdraft and a soon-to-be husband. She loves to travel and meet new people, and has lived in the USA and Switzerland as well as the UK. An avid social networker, she tries to limit her Facebook and Twitter time to stolen moments between writing chapters. When she isn’t reading or writing, she can usually be found baking, drinking wine or working out how to combine the two.

Twitter: @carrieelks




1 comment:

  1. Thank you so much for featuring my book on your lovely blog. I really appreciate it. Carrie xoxo

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