RELEASE REVIEW: Found by Carrie Aarons

We found each other where no else could.Found a purpose. Found ourselves. Found love.Again.But then life got in the way.

Three years later and the people that we once were are nowhere to be found.

Can our love survive everything we’ve put it through?

Can we find a way back to each other…

Again?

Conclusion to the Captive Heart Duet.

Review

Charlotte and Tucker may have reunited in Lost, and even though, despite the circumstances surrounding their reunion, they were able to rediscover the bond that’s always been between them, when Found begins, they’re even more absent in each other’s lives because Tucker had to pay for his crimes. By the time Charlotte and Tucker are able to spend more than two hours a week with one another, three years have gone by and both of them have changed. They may have become husband and wife in that time, but it seems to be on paper only because after Tucker’s released from jail, reacclimating himself to the outside world and finding his place in Charlotte’s world is a lot harder than either of them had expected.

Charlotte and Tucker have lost so much time due to impulsive decisions, a meddling mother, and lack of communication, and without Tucker ridding himself of his negative thoughts about tainting Charlotte’s life, they’re never going to get back on track, which would destroy them in irreparable ways.

Carrie Aarons does a great job of illustrating Tucker’s negative thoughts through the flashbacks in jail and his irrational thoughts and feelings about his place in Charlotte’s life. What Tucker feels is realistically depicted, so while it frustrated me because he didn’t seem to understand how deep Charlotte’s feelings are for him, I also felt wrecked by his torment because that’s how he truly felt about himself and all of the issues he caused the woman he loves.

For half of the story, Tucker is not only lost to Charlotte, but he’s also lost to himself, and until he works through that and understands that his mistakes don’t have to define him regardless of how other people feel about him, he’ll never be able to get back his life with Charlotte…he’ll never find the strength to make the most of his life now that he’s out of jail and with his wife.

I really enjoyed the Captive Heart duet; because readers had both Charlotte and Tucker’s perspectives throughout the story, we’re able to understand why their first relationship began and ended and then witness how they found each other once again only to be torn apart by extenuating circumstances. The one part of Found that I struggled with a bit was how they found their way back to each other. I wanted to see more of their progress…see how they finally learned to communicate with one another and once again found the intimacy that they had lost from being apart. I just didn’t feel like I had a complete view of the steps they took to get back to what was important, especially knowing all of the torment that Tucker was feeling even when he and Charlotte were happy.

I loved witnessing Charlotte go from the careful, quite, and reserved girl to a woman who knows what she wants and isn’t afraid to ask for it. Charlotte had to do a lot of things on her own her entire life, but she was finally able to step out of her shell when the only person she had to depend on was herself.

A complimentary copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.

4 Poison Apples