The Boy Toy has brought it all with this beautiful and heartfelt tribute not only to diversity but also to speech impediments and never settling in life.
What a gorgeous new piece by Nicola Marsh (an author with her own speech impediment issues) who admitted in the author's notes the challenges and therapeutic interventions she would later come to endure.
Writing gives author's a chance to not only heal but to help others with similar difficulties and this is one blessing that has come to fruition with her agent, editor, and publisher within this introverted profession to bring Samira/Rory/and their lil boy to life.
I'm absolutely torn with several of the parental relationships in this one. Samira's mother has a harsh undertone. Rory's dad was absent and we later uncovered the real reason why. His mother sadly passed away in a car accident after she left Garth.
In addition, the horrific 'arranged' marriage to Avi who was a nightmare for Samira. Uncovering adultery was bad enough but to a much younger gal goes deep.
Add to this Pia -the cousin- always knew one day Samira would rise to the occasion and man alive has she ever risen from the ashes.
A new life, a new man, a new future with so many blessings yet she never felt 'good enough' for reasons that were personal to her. That inner awkwardness, the feeling of isolation, that fear of the unknown or the emotional draining from her divorce all weighs heavily upon her conscious.
All these elements create a magical feeling of warmth and compassion that encompasses this couple.
However, it's not all roses as Manny enters the picture in the most unexpected ways and it's that appearance that sends a ripple effect upon Rory Radcliffe causing additional hurts upon him.
The ending was so revealing that it left me in tears as we learn that love outweighs darkness and hope still lives on.
Love, Love, Love it!
Thank you to Bibliotheca for this e-read! Check them out at Cloud Library.
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