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LET'S GET IT ONE - Dyanne Davis Genesis/Indigo December 2006 |
SYNOPSIS: Heaven doesn’t want to date Hamid, no matter how fine he is, because she doesn’t date outside of her race. Hamid, on the other hand, is determined to get to know the African-American beauty better. Before long, they succumb to their passions, but familial ties, cultural differences, and past hurts test the limits of their love.
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE |3+| La-Tessa Montgomery
REVIEW: Heaven has made a vow to see her dream of
entrepreneurship become a reality, even when it means going at it alone.
Still reeling from the past, love is definitely not in her immediate
plans--until she meets Hamid. From the moment she meets the sexy
resident doctor, she knows her life will not be the same. Hamid is only
in the US for a short time. Once he gets his medical license, he must
return to Pakistan in order to fulfill a vow of his own. In spite of
themselves, they fall love and get married; but the honeymoon may be
over before it even begins! Not only do they have cultural and religious
differences to overcome, Heaven and Hamid’s relationship is pushed to
its limits by past hurts and vows they have both made.
I applaud Ms. Davis for exposing deeper issues that couples with
distinct cultural and religious differences experience, instead of
focusing on obvious biases. I also enjoyed the interplay between the
leads and felt they were perfectly suited for each other. Heaven is
strong and determined, but her imperfections show in her flawed
thinking. Having never dealt with the pain of her broken engagement, she
doesn’t realize that her judgment is clouded on some issues. Hamid is
just what Heaven needs, a patient and devoted man. He is determined to
love enough for the both of them as they navigate their differences and
decide what is truly important to them.
On the downside, I found the story’s pacing to be a bit unsettling. The
story moves along fine in the beginning, but after the wedding, it
stalls and begins to drag a bit. More characters, dialog, and conflicts
are introduced that only serve to distract from the plot and slow the
pacing down in some spots. Also, with compromise being an underlying
theme, I was a bit disappointed that the story ended without Heaven and
Hamid making any concrete decisions as to where they would live and how
they would raise their family.
While I found LET’S GET IT ON to be an enjoyable story, it does have its
ups and downs. Overall, it’s a very romantic and captivating tale.
Although it gets bogged down a bit in places, I would still recommend
it.
reviewer@romanceincolor.com |1st January 2007