Title: Annie's Song
Author: Catherine Anderson
Release Date: August 27, 2013
Genre: Historical Romance
Standalone: Yes
Annie Trimble lives in a solitary world that no one enters or understands. As delicate and beautiful as the tender blossoms of the Oregon spring, she is shunned by a town that misinterprets her affliction. But cruelty cannot destroy the love Annie holds in her heart. Alex Montgomery is horrified to learn his wild younger brother forced himself on a helpless "idiot girl." Tormented by guilt, Alex agrees to marry her and raise the baby she carries as his own. But he never dreams he will grow to cherish his lovely, mute, and misjudged Annie; her childlike innocence, her womanly charms and the wondrous way she views her world. He becomes determined to break through the wall of silence surrounding her; to heal... and to be healed by Annie's sweet song of love.
This is a beautiful innocent romance novel. I really enjoyed it. This is my first book by Catherine Anderson and I just loved it. I was really angry at Annie's parents. They thought Annie was retarded however she just had an ear infection from a fever resulting in her being deaf. Her parents just took it simply that their daughter is mad. Their terrible misunderstanding resulted in Annie being retarded. Annie's father was a douchebag who only cared about his political career, Annie's mother neglected her daughter and Alex's brother was trash who raped Annie.
Annie is most probably the most innocent, childlike character I've read so far. Her innocence was captivating. Even though she can't hear and didn't talk most of the book (She only talked a few sentences at the end) the author was able to express Annie's emotions, feelings remarkably. It was mesmerizing to see the development in Annie, from a naive childlike girl to a respective Woman.
Alex is the best thing happened to Annie and the Annie is also the best thing happened to Alex. Annie brings meaning to Alex's lonely life. Alex wasn't the perfect hero but his mistakes made him a realistic hero and that made this book unique and beautiful. No one is perfect, people make mistakes and Alex is just every human being. However, he is attentive and learns from his mistake and he has strong morals He took care of Annie and the baby very patiently.
There were so many cute moments. Annie was really naive and it wasn't good for her. Everything because of her poor excuse for parents. They neglected her. Although Alex forgave Annie's mom, I couldn't. I really liked the scene when Annie was scared after seeing the horse gave birth and then Alex make sure she understood everything. The character growth was emotional, not only the main characters but the side characters as well.
Annie's Song is one of the best historical romance I read so far. It's a sweet, tender and very emotional love story. I would definitely recommend this book.
“Annie giggled again. She couldn’t seem to stop herself. And when she did, the most incredible thing happened. Alex’s grin vanished, and after gazing down at her for what seemed to her several endless seconds, he got tears in his eyes. “Thank you,” he said. Only that, just a simple “thank you.” But to Annie, those were the two most wonderful words she’d ever seen spoken, and they meant more to her than a thousand others might have. With them, he told her a wealth of things, namely that he had meant everything he’d said to her in the attic, that he not only wouldn’t punish her for making noise, but that he wanted her to.”
― Annie's Song
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