Everyone knows I’m a big fan of the Runaway Train Series so its no longer a question of whether I loved it or not. Because I simply do! I was so invested in their lives and had such a desire to know how the first couple (Brayden and Lily) had ended up together.
The kicker with this book is that the narrative journey of Brayden and Lily’s love story gracefully moves between the present and bittersweet memories from their childhood. I truly felt like I was sitting down with two good friends who were sharing a scrapbook with me of their young love shenanigans, giving me the dirty deets about their adventure and how they get past the issues of their relationship. I think that was the most heart wrenching part, knowing how they ended up and needing to find out why. The details of their story were revealed ever so carefully that it kept you reeling until you are given the answers to what had happened. And let me tell you, it was surprising, heartbreaking and beautiful all at the same time.
Brayden and Lily felt so real to me. I could connect easily with both of them and I really loved how their relationship developed realistically. Katie Ashley successfully developed their characters so finely with great precision, and I just fell completely in love with them. I don’t want to give too much up about how their relationship progresses but based on the previous books, most people are aware that this two are perfectly made for each other. The romantic element in this book felt so natural and I loved every part of it.
What I also loved about this book is you get a background of how everyone else were before they even became famous. You get the douchebag Jake Slater, the character that you just wanted to slap silly. You have AJ Resendiz, your ever perfect Latino lover and Rhys McGowan who has always been so humble and sweet. The characters’ personalities were so perfectly melded together with the plot that I just kept thinking of how perfect of a book this was. Brayden and Lily are definitely the shining stars but what I loved about their relationship is that its not always rainbows and butterflies. They have acknowledged that life isn’t always perfect and that their way towards marriage hasn’t been always smooth and easy, but both of them are convinced that they can make it work with compromise and recognition of their challenges…they were so real and were perfect in their own ways.
For the most part I can honestly say this book was flawless for me, but I must confess, there were a few parts in the present I wish could be longer. Some parts in the past were a little slow for me but it definitely balanced out the story well.
Melody of the Heart is the perfect combination of unforgettable characters, a carefully crafted and revealed plot with a layer of surprises and undeniably beautiful prose that you find yourself savoring with each page. Seriously, this book charmed the socks off of me! It wasn’t overwrought in emotion or drama nor was it the type of book that was trying too hard to be something profound. But it is a book that felt real, broke my heart a little and later on redeemed because of their love for each other. A lasting love they chose to keep, fought and worked hard for.
Congratulations Katie. What a way to end this series! Thank you for giving us all these wonderful characters. It breaks my heart to see them go but their unique and lovely stories will stay in my heart forever.
So if you want a book that will sweep you off your feet, a story that will show you what great, eternal and unconditional love is all about, then go ahead and pick this one up. It will not disappoint!
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Mouse123
Another brilliant instalment in an amazing series
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 11, 2014
A Brown
Great end go a great series
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 8, 2019
Cliente Kindle
Bom, mas queria mais de Brayden e Lily
Reviewed in Brazil on October 22, 2014