Reviewed by Cindy
TITLE: The Face in the Window
AUTHOR: Cheryl Headford
PUBLISHER: Featherweight Press
LENGTH: 240 pages
BLURB: There are those who can’t see and those who don’t want to, but we’re all blind sometimes.
Ace is blind and Haze is damaged. They live in different worlds and not everyone is happy when they become boyfriends. Haze is struggling with the after effects of a traumatic event in his past that has left him at the mercy of an uncontrollable rage. When Ace’s brother steps up his campaign of torment against Ace, they’re all in danger from Haze’s outbursts, though it isn’t until things get completely out of control that the healing can really begin. But with Ace unseeing and Haze perched on the edge of a cliff, will either of them survive long enough to benefit?
REVIEW:
Hurt/comfort stories are some of my favorite so I was happy to have the chance to review this and I’m so glad I did.
Hazel Fennel is a broken boy with a strange name. We’re left to wonder for a long time as to what exactly happened to him, but when it all comes out, it absolutely breaks your heart. When he spots Ace standing in the window of a house by his bus stop, there’s something about the boy he can’t stop thinking about.
Ace is broken in his own way. He’s blind and has been tormented and tortured by his brothers and hidden away by his parents, Ace is finds himself drawn to the young man who knocks on his door one afternoon.
Watching these two young men find their way together made me smile. Haze’s determination to help Ace find his way to a better life is unwavering and the way Ace blooms under his sweet and devoted attention will warm your heart.
The bumps in the road in this story come from Ace’s family. Haze’s family is quickly won over by the bravery of the young blind man and do everything in their power to help them be together.
Ace’s family, on the other hand, want to keep him hidden away. His parents are embarrassed by his blindness and different looks while his brothers resent the attention they see their parents giving to Ace. They dress him in mis-matched clothing, mostly girls, and make him completely isolated.
Haze’s rage issues are tested by Ace’s mistreatment and it isn’t until he finally loses control that the whole terrible story of Haze’s past emerges.
This story broke my heart only to build it back up again. The author makes sure you know that it is going to work out between them, but there are times when you’re left wondering how it possibly could.
My little “ah-ha” moment came when I realized that Ace was saving Haze as much as Haze was saving him. They definitely turn out to be equal partners in their relationship.
There are lessons to be learned here…about how you need to trust yourself sometimes. About how parent’s sometimes use the best of intentions to do the worst possible damage to their child. About second chances and starting over.
The author drew me into to this story at the very beginning and I couldn’t put it down once I started reading. I looked very hard for some kind of critique for this but I couldn’t find one.
One of the best stories I’ve read in a long time.
Cindy rates it – 
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Thank you so much for taking the time to read and review. I can’t tell you how nervous I was today, knowing the review would be put up and not having a clue what would be thought of the book, Hell, getting reviews is such a nerve wracking experience. I was so blown away with your review and the fact you like my kids, coz, let’s face it that’s what they are. The might have been born of my mind but not my body but still… and any mother knows what it’s like to send your kids out there into the big wide world to fend for themselves. I’m so -proud of my boys
Cheryl it was entirely my pleasure. It was a joy to read.