⭐⭐☆
This
was difficult to plow through initially on four major counts.
The
first was that MJ is really dislikeable. She is rude, curt and plain nasty.
The
second is the message that rudeness equals to strength. No! A nice, amiable
person can also be strong. Aggressiveness is not assertiveness.
Nastiness is not equal to strength.
The
third was at anyone, especially someone as nice and strong as Cassie can be
attracted to MJ. There is some serious masochism in that said attraction and
that is just sad.
The
fourth is that there is a story about MJ and Maya out there in one of the free
story websites. So MJ and Cassie was difficult to handle because it screamed of
cheating. Maya changing character from the original story was too much of a
quantum leap.
Given
all these issues, Cassie made us man through the book. She is a really great
character. We also like the fact that this author has written a character with
something seen as a serious physical disfigurement and has dealt with it with a
deft touch. She has Cassie being aware and extremely sensitive to her bodily
appearance and has MJ bring her out of it with tenderness.
While
MJ gets a zero-to-negative in rating, Cassie is a four.
⭐⭐☆
