GRANTED WISHES: TANYA VOUGHT

Author: Tanya Vought (Goodreads Official Page) 
No of Pages: 234 pages

Publication House: Booktrope Editions
Date of Publication: February 2, 2015
ISBN-13: 978-1620157138
ISBN-10: 1620157136

Genre: Romance
Series: The Granted Series
Buy: Maybe
Book Source: Enchanted Book

Summary: (from goodreads.com)

A decision that will change her life forever.

After the loss of her husband, Gracelynn Calhoun has struggled with her life and career. Forced to take a four week vacation or be fired from her job, she surprises everyone including herself and agrees to the vacation.
The owner of Antonetti Suites, Giovanni works hard and doesn't have time for relationships or love. That is until he literally crashes into Gracelynn. She brings back all the feelings he thought he would never feel again. 
With the odds stacked against them in every way possible, will they forge ahead together or will this be the end of the road for their new found love? Will the whispers from above bring them together or will misunderstandings ruin what could be an amazing second chance at love?

** The book had been sent by the author for an honest review and by no means the review is biased/influenced**

STAR RATING: 3.5/5

DESCRIPTION IN ONE LINE: Faith, Love and Hope 

Title: The world will become heaven, if we all could be granted a wish each. The title had me intrigued andmake it sound like a story of love and passion which is a good message.

Title Rating: 3.5/5

Cover: Time and again people say not to judge a book by it's cover, but it does play an important role in the overall appeal of the book. The cover is simple and sweet and oozes out love. To be on the honest side the cover could have a great deal of more appeal to it, with the drawings of angels and so many things that could have been picked out to represent the story much better.

Cover Rating: 2.5/5

Characters: Gracelynn: Mourning can be a tough phase in anyone's lives while trying to keep your life normal and balanced. Fragile, loving, sweet and a dozen of other qualities make her the perfect goody two shoes. Saddened by the unfortunate incidents thrown on her platter so abruptly, she agrees to go her mysterious vacation to save her job. She is vulnerable but tries to keep the tougher appearance on the outside is what makes her character worth remembering.

Giovanni: For a man who wishes to stay emotionally distant and still be so affected by the horrifying incidents from his past, he is the person who kept his key to secrets till the end. Although hardworking, family oriented and his looks definitely speak a lot about who he his. He's not afraid to voice his opinions and is of protective nature having trust issues.

Characters Rating:3.5/5

Review: The story begins with our getting to know Gracelynn, who is at a very nightmarish place in her life and in order to keep her job, she is forced to take a vacation where destiny awaits her. The moment she enters New Hope and gets hit by the Gio's truck life decides to be kind to her and evoke her senses to love with a man, who has his own set of tragedies etched to his soul. It's like broken pieces fitting back to solve the puzzle of love in an adorable series of events in a modern fairy tale town. It seems the angels have decided to fill the lives of our protagonists with whirlwind romance.  The story has it's own set of twists which can be unraveled by reading the book. 

Review Rating: 3.5/5

Appreciation: The scenic beauty and the descriptions made me go WOW. I felt like getting on the the next flight and see the place for myself. The author has done an amazing job of creating the visions which build up in the reader's mind in matter of seconds and leave us craving for more. The story about two broken people understanding and supporting each other was sweetly refreshing. At some points I literally could connect to the story on a personal level.

Let Downs: There are a bit of let downs that I would like to cast a light upon. The last 30% of the story is kind of rushed and it seems the author did not spend as much thoughts as she has on the beginning and the middle. Some of the descriptions were kind of overdone such as angels, divine intervention, book boyfriends and physical things materializing from the realm of spirits. Also feel some scenes lacked intimacy and were more of a statement i.e. earth-shattering kiss which kind of broke the link to the sweetness and pull me back to reality.

Surprise Factor: The role the dead and beloved play in the story revealing which here, would ruin the read.

Final Verdict: The book is a casual-weekend-sort-of-lazy read. It may not be the one all sorts of readers, but those who can connect to the story will have a pleasant time.

Quotes that made me think: 

• "Faith, Hope & Love"
• "I hate that other people get to see you every day and I'm not there to see you each morning and night."

Would I be reading more from Tanya Vought: Depending upon what she might write next I won't really mind reading a lot more from her provided she improves her writing style a bit. She does have a lot of creative ideas and bears promise to quality work in near future.

The book is available here: Granted Wishes

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