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Red is a complete mystery for much of the book. I really liked Kabir’s initial attempts to draw Red into conversation, by leaving books with notes in them for her. They start up a slow friendship, which eventually morphs into something more. But Red can’t give all of herself to Kabir.

This story made me realise yet again that tragedy can strike at any time, and it doesn’t care about the colour of your skin, your age, your religion, where you live, or what you do for a living. And that people cope in various ways – some good, and some pretty destructive.

Kabir and Red learned about each other’s past, and their present, and they learned to understand each other. It is a sad story, and very emotional at times. There are also a few times where you might shake your head and wonder what on earth are they thinking?

I was drawn into the story right from the start with very good descriptive writing. But the writing style went up and down. There were brilliant parts, and other less coherent parts, that were harder to make sense of. I liked Kabir’s shyness, but the blushes became a bit repetitive after a while. There were other phrases that were used a bit too often. For these reasons, I give the book three stars.

Thank you to the author for providing me with a copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Was I hooked by this book? Yes.

Genre: Contemporary Romance