Let Me (O'Brien Family, #2)

by Cecy Robson

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Finn O'Brien is working his way up the MMA ladder and is looking toward a championship bout. He should be on top of the world, not disconnecting more and more with the world around him. Fighting should be an outlet for him but the rage builds and builds with each fight. When he seriously injures another fighter, he is forced to get counseling for his anger issues.

Finn has no intention of telling the counselor with his sweater vest and his tasseled shoes about the darkness that lives deep in his soul. He'll just go through the motions until his time is up.

Finn is quite surprised to see Sofia's cousin again at the office. Sol is doing her internship for her psychology degree. Women usually aren't able to hold Finn's interest for more than a night, but every time Finn runs into Sol, the more he wants to spend time quality time with her. Her quiet demeanor is a balm on Finn's inner demons and simply spending time with her is doing more for his peace of mind than hours of counseling.

But getting Sol to even go out on a date is proving to be quite hard for a charming guy like Finn. Sol is focused on finishing her degree. Sol needs to help people heal their mental wounds, especially her own mother. All her life, Sol's mother lived in her own fantasy world but each year is grows worse and worse and now the medications don't seem to be working like they used to.

Spending time with Finn has been the only brightness in Sol's life for so long. She can't remember the last time she smiled before Finn. But Sol is also training to become a psychologist, she can see the demons that Finn is trying to hide and she knows that her own problems won't help Finn right now. No matter how much she wants to be with Finn, she has to stay away from him for his own best interest.

THOUGHTS:
This is a real tearjerker. Finn has suffered abuse in his past and pushes his trauma down deep which never, ever works. He is ready to explode from keeping his secret for so many years. Sol has been trying to keep her mother sane since she was old enough to realize that something wasn't right with her mother's behavior. These are two people who are suffering through the darkness caused by mental trauma.

Watching Sol and Finn together is wonderful. They bring a joy and light to each other's lives, but you see the darkness keep creeping in and you know that is just isn't enough. That they both need to deal with their problems and they would be best doing that separately. So just like the characters, you are torn between them concentrating on what they need to, and their needing that little joy that each brings to the other's life. And the question is will splitting up just cause more of a struggle since that little joy is taken away and there is only darkness to struggle through by yourself.

It was a really good story to read, especially if you like a book where the characters are going to drag you through the trauma with them, but make sure you have a lighthearted happy book to help shake off the sadness that Sol and Finn will drag you through.

This review was originally posted on EBookObsessed