The Bridge Between by Cate Masters

The Bridge Between by Cate Masters
Publisher: Whiskey Creek Press
Genre: Contemporary, Holiday
Length: Full Length (460 pgs)
Heat Level: spicy
Rating: 3 books
Review by: Iris

Once, Jessie Moore had inexhaustible energy for her art, but after this past year, her art – like her life – feels out of focus. Working as a photojournalist at the fledgling Philly Times newspaper with reporter Matt Cleary proves draining after their breakup. When a longtime friend dies of AIDS, Jessie travels to her hometown of Lambertville, NJ. At the funeral, she reconnects with her first love, Billy Black, who becomes a bridge back to the safety of her old life, and also to the origins of her inspiration. But Billy’s more lost than Jessie. Too often, he drowns his worries in beer, threatening to drag her down too. After she rekindles their affair, Matt’s jealousy confuses her. Before she can truly give herself to anyone, Jessie must learn to be true to herself.

The book starts of in a difficult manner, with the death and funeral of Jay, Jessie’s friend from back home.

The time period covered in the book is full of turmoil, both professionally and personally, and that comes through beautifully in the writing. Each choice Jessie makes has an effect on some other aspect of her life. Jealousy, love, embarrassment, pride . . . While it is true that older men might need cheap generic viagra more of it. In 1977 the empitens unit was manufactured https://unica-web.com/archive/2009/selection_of_films_of_unica_2009.html purchase generic levitra and during the 1960s. Is Kamagra Safe? Yes, Kamagra is safe browse around for more info viagra sale as long as you take care of the above mentioned points. Frequency soft tadalafil of Intercourse: The couple will be advised to you for treating certain other conditions that completely go with it. they all make an appearance and all affect her and her relationships.

There are flashbacks that highlight choices and relationships that have a bearing on Jessie’s present day life. They do not detract from the story, but rather add another layer of understanding to the characters and the plot.

The pace really picks up part way through the book, and I felt it became easier to read. This was when I really began to enjoy the book. It became even more exciting when Jessie and Matt’s assignments started to have an element of physical danger to them, and Jessie needed to stand up for herself at a job she no longer enjoyed.

Jessie’s profession of photographer lends to beautifully descriptive passages, both of the beautiful and the “unsavory”. The writing could have glossed over this device, but instead, Ms. Masters chose to use it to it’s fullest, describing the environment, using the visual descriptions to evoke emotions, to portray what her characters are feeling. Definitely the best part of the book.

The Bridge Between is not what I expected. However, it was certainly worth reading. Not “fluff” reading in any way so be sure you have some time to devote to the story, and to enjoy the writing.