This is a book that honestly caught me by surprise, and not because I enjoyed it. While I normally prefer a good old-fashioned bloody adventure (I like to think of it as a guy thing), I don’t mind a good romance every now and then (I can rather be a hopeless romantic). Going into this book, I expected a fairly standard romance plot. The guy and girl meet and fall in love through some odd and random occurrence of the universe forcing them to run head first into each other. There might be a few heroics thrown in to overcome their problems, or perhaps it would take a more comedic route as a documentary of their misadventures. All of the standard, but still satisfying and enjoyable tropes.
However, this book delivered so much more. The closest thing I can associate reading Clarity to is taking a ride on the biggest roller coaster I can find. The high, light, and funny moments are incredibly funny, and the serious and dark moments can be truly gut wrenching and heart breaking. It really is a rather amazing feat to seamlessly intertwine these two radically different aspects of light and dark into a story. A less skilled author may have been able to make a coherent story out of this, but here the humor and serious tones seem to fit together perfectly. This is a promising indication of Loretta’s skill.
Clarity will make you laugh until you cry, cry until you are afraid, and find the ability to smile in your fear. The characters are memorable and layered; simplistic in their natures and complex in their interactions. Helen is a strong leading lady and gives a fairly positive view of the life of a blind woman without trying to idealize it or turn her into inspiration porn. Liam is a nice guy that shows charm and promise for being a strong leading man. Owen has to be one of the most entertaining and hilarious characters I have ever read, completely defying the initial impressions you might have from him.
It is impossible to write this review without addressing the issue of rape, which is the focal point of much of the story. Loretta handles this with care and skill, taking you through the sways of emotions and tremendous effects that occur to someone after such a horrifying crime. This is the kind of story that really helps to explain why rape is something that a victim cannot just get over. Helen’s journey to free herself from the mental trauma and prison that she been trapped in is what makes this story truly worth reading.
This is an excellent book that I highly recommend. The ending seems an almost cruel point to leave off at, but the promise of more books of this quality leaves me hungry for more. I can’t wait to see the rest of Helen's story with just a few more words of Clarity.
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