Leigh's review: 
 3.5 stars 
 For me this story started off as intriguing, right from the start. A woman on the run with a secret to hide. A man with a past that continues to haunt him. A quirky and nasty old woman who you know has a backstory just waiting to be discovered. I was pulled in to the lives of all these people and anxious to see where the story went next. 
 Until it just started to linger. 
 Under Her Skin was a mix of emotions for me. I was filled compassion for Uma who experienced abuse that was beyond imagining and had to live with the consequences on a daily basis. I felt her nervousness at meeting the burly gentle giant that lived next door and her struggle to take back her body and emotions. My heart swelled for Ivan as he fell in love with a brave and complex woman and ached to take away her pain and hide her from the world while still give her the freedom she deserved. 
 I enjoyed these characters. From Uma and her suspicious nature that gradually learned to trust again to Ivan who was truly in my mind an unlikely cross between the god Vulcan working with fire and iron, and a squishy teddy bear. And I even liked Mrs. Lloyd, Uma's surly shut-in of an employer, for her orneriness. 
 However, all of these positive elements didn't stop the story from starting to drag somewhere around the middle. I felt as if the same issues were rehashed a number of times and the story ran in place more than it made any headway. Which saddened me because I wanted to feel immersed in the lives of these people. But instead I felt as if I was just skimming along to get to the end. 
 Review copy provided for a voluntary review.