Eve1972
Written on Sep 7, 2017
I love the cover on this book. Perfect representation of the story. Fantastic compostion and unique title work.
WOWZA...this is the second book in a week that has emotionally wrung me out. I'll admit I wasn't expecting to be as blown away by this book as I ended up being. It was heartbreaking. It was brutal. It was uplifting.
I also found it to be fantastically well written and paced. The plot was interesting and kept me turning the pages. There were twists and turns. We jump back and forth from the past to present. Some of those flashbacks were extremely difficult to read and rather graphic. The others offer us a glimpse into Nico's childhood/teen relationship with Aislin. There wasn't a lot of secondary characters in this one, but the few that are peppered throughout added a nice extra dynamic to the book. I also enjoyed both main characters. Nico especially. My heart just broke for this guy. His regret and sadness and anger saturated the pages making the ending that much sweeter.
Now what stopped this from being a complete 5-Star read for me was the fact that it was LONG. And although I was never bored or felt like skimming I DID feel that sometimes it got a bit repetitive. Especially Nico's inner thoughts. That was just a tiny issue and didn't lessen my enjoyment much at all. So this one gets two HUGE thumbs up from yours truly.
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