I like reading Tara Lain´s books. Her characters are always so heartfelt - and in this book, there is definitely something special about Tom. He does wonders for the heart. Him and Merle are a very sweet pairing, even if they discover the truth of that themselves a bit late in the book. There is a true fairytale-ending I love. The writing style makes it easy to follow the characters (and none of them are shallow) and their emotional development. I really enjoyed reading.