This is the 3rd book I have read by Laura Spinella. I found this author from Reader's Coffeehouse on Facebook and Barbara Claypole White. I am really glad that I have added Ms. Spinella to my reading lists. Her books are full of emotions and characters that feel very real. I always become invested in these characters lives and stories.

Liv was quite the complex heroine. She story is definitely one of survival. From extreme expectations from 5 until well as the case may be 46 from her parents. Liv rebelled as a way to find an out.

Rob turned out to be a character that I came to love. He seemed flawed and he is but his loyalty and strength really showed.

Theo McAdams was such a good man for being so young. India Church was also a nice moral compass for this book.

Sasha is the best friend that everyone needs. Even when it seems that maybe she is not as loyal as you once thought.

I really enjoyed this book and will be reading all her books. ( )

I would like to thank NetGalley, Montlake Romance, and Laura Spinella for the ARC of "Unstrung" by Laura Spinella for my honest review. The genres of "Unstrung" are General Fiction(Adult) and Romance.
I find that the author's vivid and colorful descriptions of her complex and complicated characters are amazing.
I found myself wanting to scream at some of the characters for their decisions. I actually despised and hated some of the characters, and I was cheering for some. I I guess I got emotionally involved in this fictional story.
The story opens with Olivia Klein, and her attorney facing a judge for charges against Olivia for destroying her husband's Porsche with a bat. To add insult to injury, Olivia profoundly tells the judge where he should go. Olivia is a famous Violinist with a chair in the symphony orchestra. Despite the fact that Olivia was drunk and angry that her husband Rob made some investments that might cost the loss of the home that was in Olivia's family for years, the judge sentences her to a night in jail and one hundred hours of community service. Olivia for her own personal reasons offers to do community service with a Music teacher in one of the worst schools in the area. Olivia's mother is furious at Olivia and reminds her that she always has been rebellious. Her mother warns her that this will be the second marriage that will be ruined. Olivia had a very short lived marriage when she was young that at the time was a bad decision. Olivia is a very insecure woman who feels imperfect and "unstrung", and her Mother lives to remind her of this.
Rob, her husband vacillates between being a bad guy at times to a supportive good guy.
Laura Spinella writes about honor, family, love, redemption, forgiving, second chances, and hope. The author also describes that no one is just good or bad, and that we should accept ourselves for who we are.
There are surprises, twists and turns in this story. I would highly recommend this as an entertaining and intriguing read. ( )

Oh. This book. It's going to hang with me for a long time.

Olivia Van Doren is one of the most complex, captivating characters I've ever met in a book. She should be unlikable but, because we know the house she grew up in, she isn't. The author walks a delicate line throughout the entire book, and kept me on the edge of my seat with twists, turns, and the drama vortex that is Liv, and her poor decisions.

An absolutely riveting read. I highly recommend it. ( )