3.5 stars 
 *SPOILERS (FOR BLUE-EYED DEVIL AS WELL)* 
 This is the second book that I've recently read by LK that has left me a bit unsatisfied. Don't get me wrong, I did enjoy reading it and no doubt I will always read anything LK writes. 
 See, the last one I've read Blue-Eyed Devil was built up for me as one of the best LK books. I looked forward to it with admittedly high (too high?) expectations and feel the problems in Blue-Eyed Devil were present in Rainshadow Road. The beginning half of the book builds up all of the character's problems (which are many). So for example: 
 Blue-Eyed Devil: 
 heroine: rape, domestic abuse, divorce, father and abandonment issues 
 hero: father issues, abused as a child 
 Rainshadow Road: 
 heroine: cheated on, horrid sister, ex getting married, non-existent relationship with parents, weird secret magic 
 hero: alcoholic parents, commitment issues, weird secret magic 
 I feel like there's too many issues to deal with for a 300 page book and then there's less development on the main characters and a building romance. I didn't feel I really knew Sam and the only reason I knew a little about Hardy was because I'd read Sugar Daddy before, where half of the book was spent on Liberty at fourteen when she had her crush (which was Hardy). 
 In Blue-Eyed Devil, I think there was an important issue with Haven's father and his lack of input and concern for her that I found had a crucial role on her life and where it took her. I mean just because he didn't like Nick, is that a reason to have nothing to do with her? Perhaps if she wasn't so alone then the abuse would not have gone so far. I think this issue between father and daughter deserved more than the page that it got, and nothing was even resolved between them. 
 I thought this was exactly the same with Lucy and her sister. Her sister, Alice, was a big part of the book and even though I don't expect some unrealistic change, it was again a page at the end with Alice feeling sorry for herself and them making up. Really? 
 I like the issues just I'd like a bit more time spent resolving them and for it not to overshadow the romance and character's personalities.