What a page-turner this book was! I was hooked from the first scene when heroine Darla makes a love connection with an adorable pre-med student named Theo at a frat party. Fast forward seven years to an unexpected meeting between the two at a hospital in Nashville where they both now work. Theo is thrilled to see his college crush again, but Darla is not interested in taking any trips down memory lane with him. She's still harboring a lot of angst and bitterness over the fact that Theo knocked her up and took no responsibility for his daughter. Being a single mom all these years has been rough on Darla, and she resents the hell out of Theo. But is he really the bad guy she thinks he is, or was he just as much a victim of circumstance as she was?
It's a bumpy ride for these two as they get to know each other again and try to right the wrongs of the past. I really liked Darla and Theo and felt for both of them as the story progressed. It did seem as though the fates were conspiring to keep them apart in the past, and the odds were against them in the present as well since there were so many misunderstandings and secrets between them. Of course, I was rooting for them to work through all of their issues because I wanted to see little Stella (the cutest kid ever!) get the family she deserved with both of her parents.
Sidenote: Like Theo, I am a Type 1 diabetic, and it's rare that I see a book character with this illness. I applaud the author for going there and really committing to portraying diabetes and all of its difficulties in a realistic manner. She didn't just use the illness for dramatic purposes; it was part of Theo's everyday life and affected everything he did.
There was a big medical crisis in the back half of the book that I thought was handled really well. The way it played out was very compelling and emotional, and it tied together the threads of family, friendship, and faith that were woven throughout the book. I shed more than a few tears as I read the final chapters and kept thinking about the characters and the story for days after I had finished it.
Left Hanging is a moving and memorable tale that I highly recommend, and I look forward to reading more from Cindy Dorminy whose writing really impressed me.
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