Pub. Date: October 15th, 2013
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
Paperback
320 pages
My love for Cora Carmack’s books is almost annoying. I have
yet to take more than a day to finish one of her novels because the characters
are just so lovely and real, her writing style is so addictive, and I
truthfully just cannot wait for the happy endings.
Jetting off to Europe after graduation, Kelsey wants to find
experiences. She needs something that will shake things up and make her feel
something real. But, after barhopping and adventure seeking all over Europe, loneliness
sinks in, and Kelsey is no closer to finding something real than she was before
her trip. It’s only when ex-Army Jackson Hunt walks into her life, pointing out
that she can’t expect to have new experiences when every night is the same
party in a different place, that Kelsey’s adventure really starts. In Italy,
Kelsey and Hunt spend every waking minute together. But, she has to learn the
hard way that sometimes, before you can appreciate any new, great experiences,
you have learn how to handle your bad ones.
I don’t know if it was the exotic settings, or the fact that
I ultimately related to Kelsey so much more than I have to any of the previous Losing It characters, but Finding It is my favorite Carmack novel
to
date. I wasn’t the biggest fan of Kelsey in book one. I found her perkiness came
off fake. But, in Finding It, Kelsey is
shown to be so much more than the happy-go-lucky character she seemed to be. As
more of who Kelsey really is seeps through, I related to her more and more, seeing
so much of my past experiences and myself in her growth. Her character is so
relatable, and in a much more profound way than just being someone with the ability
to put on a happy face when much more is going on below the surface. As Kelsey
opens up to Hunt, dropping the persona, as a reader you truly feel the pride and
high level of responsibility Hunt feels, knowing Kelsey trusts him enough to
hold her secrets.
The relationship between Hunt and Kelsey, like Kelsey
herself, grows and becomes more full as the novel continues. Their relationship
is one of the best illustrations of two people bringing out the best in each
other that I have read. They are so alike in their cautious, close guarded
secretiveness, and so opposite in the way they way they outwardly present
themselves. Yet they just work. They challenge each other, support each other,
and love each other with such fierceness that you can’t help but get what can
only be described as “the feels”. Of
course not everything can possibly ever be perfect, but I really liked how even
in the hardest times, that they fight for each other, and for their
relationship. Theirs is a straight up realistic relationship.
I just really loved this book. I can’t gush enough about how
much I loved Kelsey and Hunt’s story. If you haven’t check out the Losing It series yet, step to it.
Rating 10/10
** I received a copy of this novel from the publisher to
read and honestly review. I was in no way compensated.
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