It came as no surprise to Simone Perrier that she fell madly in love with Jacob Wessner. The summer before college felt different, like something big was about to happen. Just before she was set to move across the country, she spotted him in a crowded bar. She wasn't looking for love, but it certainly found her, and the next ten years of Simone's life were nothing short of a roller coaster. WITHOUT REASON details from Simone's point of view the highest and lowest points of her decade-long love story with Jacob, providing unique insight into a relationship between two people who just can't seem to get it right. Simone speaks to her own indecisiveness, trying to choose between her life with Jacob, the fatally flawed man who loved her more, and Ian Colston, the man who seemed to calm the chaos Jacob caused. In the end, Simone is left with a choice between the two, but she realizes even the simplest of answers can cause the greatest heartache.
Not a genre I usually read. But, I will admit, the author had an in to get me to read it. And once I started, I couldn't put it down. Trust me, I tried. Several times. But three hours later, I finished a very well-written story.
The characters are very well done. And by well done, I mean that there were several times I wanted to punch most of them, especially the two leads. They're not tropes, they're actual people - with all the features and flaws that come along with that. They're believable, and they make you want to find out what happens next. And that, more than anything else, is the kind of thing I like to read.