Atheists Who Kneel and Pray

Reading Tarryn's books is always a difficult experience for me because I always end up relating to her characters on some level. If you've read any of her previous novels, you know that her characters are not the cookie cutter heroines you find in most romance novels. They are deeply flawed. They do awful things and make stupid decisions. It's hard to admit that some of the qualities you hate about her characters are qualities you possess yourself.

Yara is a tough character to root for. She's a narcissist, but at the same time she's very insecure. She doesn't believe she is worthy of being loved, nor that she's capable of loving the right way. When her life gets too comfortable, she picks up and moves to a different city or country and starts over, not thinking or caring about the relationships she's leaving behind.

Yara is hard to love but David loves her so effortlessly. You'd think that would make for a story filled with rainbows and butterflies but true to Tarryn Fisher fashion, their story is anything but pretty. It's angsty and takes disappointing turns. But as with previous TF novels, AWKAP evokes every emotion and you can't help but want Yara and David to somehow have a happily ever after.