Lisa and Raphael have an attraction to each other. "there was a soul connection between them", but insecurities, personal doubts, past relationship failures and emotional obstructions are hard to get past. These two characters find that they can share their feelings and trust each other to understand and know how it feels when panic and fear sets in. They allow themselves to be vulnerable with each other. Ms. Thompson takes the subject and trauma of PTSD up in this story and how it effects a person's ability to find a "normal" life style. She asks these characters to find strength after tragedy. Sometimes there are no answers as to why bad things happen. She does this in a very caring and sensitive way.
I love Lisa and Raphael. They bring the best out in each other. They are committed to each other. I love Raphael's sweet nickname for Lisa near the beginning of the book....Stardust. It's so cute and special. There are sparks, passion, compassion, devotion and finding "the one" in each other. Ms. Thompson has a way of creating a scene that takes the reader right into it but also lets the reader "fill in" the unwritten parts. There is feeling and emotion in each and every character. Sometimes good and sometimes bad, but the emotion is there for the reader to tap into. It's an all around experience turning the pages and being with the characters through highs and lows.
One of the things I took away from this book is a powerful message about how life can deal us some hard blows and we might never know why. Evil has no understanding and demons can be dark but faith, hope and love overcomes. Ms. Thompson wrote these passages that spoke to me so very much:
"No matter how hard hatred worked, evil forces had never been able to squelch love."
"She prayed silently that they could feel their loved ones near them, reassuring them that hope remained. That love won in the end."
"....how the threads of destiny weaved together in a complicated pattern until finally the woman he was meant to be with would appear. Together, they would make a beautiful tapestry."
Ms. Thompson creates this tapestry in words and puts her heart and soul into each book she writes and each book she writes touches my heart and soul. I love this book! I love this new group of Cliffside Bay family and I'm so looking forward to continuing on this journey with all of them.
I want to especially thank Ms. Thompson for the honor of reading Missed: Raphael and Lisa. It truly is a fantastic book! It's a huge five talented, award winning stars for me!
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