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Written on Jul 22, 2012
Elizabeth (pretty name, right?), had a very hard time with the betrayal of the love of her life. She has made progress in her life, putting her dreams aside and focusing on her daughter Lizzie. She is a great mother and tries to do her best with the support of her friends and family. What baffled me was her insistence that Christian’s only goal was to hurt her and Lizzie, even when all evidence pointed to the contrary. Elizabeth was deeply affected by Christian and the callous way that he set her aside when she needed him the most.
For some reason, I like Christian more than Elizabeth. He did a horrible thing and he had to live with the consequences for a long time; but he was more willing to change and embrace the future. I think was thawed my heart a little was the amazing, almost instant bond between him and Lizzie. Even though he failed Elizabeth in the worst way, he tried to be the best father he could be and make up for lost time with Lizzie.
Characterization was a big plus for Take This Regret. Other characters, like Natalie, Mathew and Christian’s mother played a big part in the story and were very well developed.
The story is told in alternating points of view, from Elizabeth and Christian’s point of view, which is always refreshing. The plot is fairly simple and the synopsis is more than adequate for the reader to get the gist of it. Nevertheless, some twists and turns are thrown into the mix to keep the reader interested. The writing is truly beautiful, almost lyrical and in it we can feel what the characters are going through.
I will definitely read more from Ms. Jackson, as I really enjoyed Take This Regret and her writing style.
About the cover: The cover is pretty, in it we see Lizzie walking on the beach. I think what I love the most is the font.
