7/27/22
Well we have another Jennifer L. Armentrout book to read. I have tried to read this book before as an Ebook, but I kept forgetting that I had it. So I'm trying the physical copy way. This book is a YA and I feel like I've been reading a lot of YA lately. As we all know I haven't found any YA that has really gripped me since I came back from my reading hiatus. Maybe this one will be it. Who knows? But I haven't started the book yet, but I will be sure to update when I'm about halfway. Unless something interesting happens or it's taking too long to read, I'll update you then.
7/30/22
Well, I'm quiet enjoying this book. The deeper story is that we have these two young adults that are trying to live life after being removed from a terrible situation that they were in for thirteen years. That was pretty much their entire lives. The story is told through the girl's point of view. Her name is Mallory and she had to go through intensive therapy to get past her situation. She even ended up getting adopted by a loving family that were also doctors that had taken care of her when she ended up in the hospital with some major injuries. I will not say what the situation they were in but it is a trigger warning with this book. This book does talk about child abuse and SA. Like I said these kids didn't grow up in the best environment and this book basically talks about how they coped with it after no longer being in that situation. With Mallory being adopted by doctors, she was provided with the best. She got the help she needed and was very loved by her adoptive parents. Now the other person focused in this story wasn't as lucky. Mallory was mostly protect by a boy that was her age in the situation and his name is Rider. Rider ended up at a group home until he found a foster family to take care of him until he turns eighteen. He works hard but he is also living on the rough side of town. Rider grew up thinking that he wasn't worth anything and that nothing was expected of him other than the bare minimum. Like I said, I really like the concept. The book so far is a solid three stars. I will have to read if it will gain that one star to be the first four star in this journey. But we will just have to find out.
7/31/22
I'm almost done with the book and I have to say I got to a point that put this book to four stars. Also I have to say is how dare you Jennifer L. Armentrout. You made me get attached to a character only to do that to them. Even though I kind of had a feeling it was going to happen, but still how dare you. Anyway there is a part in this book I was hoping would play a little bit more into the story. I kind of expected the character Paige to do anything possible to break up Rider and Mallory. There was a perfect opportunity and it wasn't taken. It would have added so much more drama to the story. Of course I guess the author thought we went through enough trauma in that section of chapters. But the book is getting four stars. I teared up a lot towards the end. But we have our first four star and it proves that Jennifer L. Armentrout is still one of my favorite writers. I do recommend this book. I do have to remind that there are trigger warnings with this book, so feel free to check up on those before reading this book. It was just so nice to watch the characters grow and move past their childhood trauma in their own ways. Helping each other along the way. It's a good concept and it's told in a nice way where it doesn't really focus on the trauma, but you know that it's there. Especially when Mallory has episodes of flashbacks or when something happens and it puts her head back in that place. Loved the book. Highly recommend.
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