So I was initially supposed to read and review book 4 of this series but I couldn't just skip to the end obviously. Let me tell you, don't skip this book! It was INCREDIBLE!! I may have officially fallen behind on my reading schedule but I do NOT care, sorry not sorry.
Damien, UGH my heart!! I adored him! 🖤😭 He was such an amazing character, completely selfless and ready to do anything to save the woman he cares about. Lilah was so strong and just did what she felt she had to do to protect herself.
Something I'm seeing in reviews is the speed that these two connected and fell. Here's the thing, these two didn't have a lot to go on in regards to a fully functioning relationship. Both of them experienced trauma and distanced themselves from further connections for fear of getting hurt or hurting others. It's completely plausible that they would recognize that in each other and cling to it. Not to mention other factors I won't spoil.
The other thing I saw addressed was people getting angry about Lilah's secret. Something that people need to understand is the power of manipulation that abusers perfect in order to control their victims. They are ruthless and they sever all reason so that their victims feel that they have nowhere to turn. It isn't going to make sense to someone who isn't experiencing it. Please go into this with an open mind and remember that these two are survivors of terrible abuse and trauma.
This is a truly fantastic read and I hope you give it a chance!
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3 Fragile Stars! 💔
I still can't believe this is the author's first book, she totally rocked it! Damian doesn't do relationships. He grew up in an abusive home where his mother suffered from violence by his father on a daily basis - until she was murdered. Since, Damian keeps a safe distance from love for fear of becoming a monster like his father... until he moves next door to Lilah. Lilah lives in hell. Her boyfriend since college, Ash - has been verbally and physically abusing her for years and she doesn't know how to get out of that circle. When Damian moves in next door, he becomes her protector and tries to make her realize she deserves more than what she let herself believe – but Lilah is trapped by a painful secret that keeps her with Ash. Why doesn't Lilah leave? What does Ash have on her? And what will the connection between Damian and her lead to? Will it grow to be more than friendship? “𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥 𝙮𝙤𝙪. 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪. 𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤— 𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙢𝙚.” It was a great book, but there were some things that bothered me. First, the quick connection between Lilah and Damian was unrealistic... for a woman who lives in an abusive relationship for years - her physical attraction to Damian (a man she doesn't know) was illogical. While I can't judge because I've never been in a violent relationship (thank goodness), usually women stay because of love - and they blame themselves for everything. I won't expose for fear of spoilers, but that wasn't the case here, and it made her weak in my eyes. Even though I liked Damian's protective character - the contrast between his fear of a relationship and the strong desire to be exclusive with Leila was a bit strange... And finally, although the ending was good, it felt missing. Lilah did find true love and the happy ending she deserved, but apart from a "healthy" relationship- she didn't go through a healing process and I wanted to see her deal with everything she went through! "𝙃𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙙𝙖𝙮. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙛 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙄 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙, 𝙄’𝙡𝙡 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙖 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙙𝙖𝙮." Nonetheless, I have to give the author credit for her courage on writing about such a painful subject in her first book. She did a great job researching the subject and even managed to add romance, passion, humor and a surprising twist that I never saw coming! This book made me feel so many emotions - pain, anger, frustration, hope and love. And Damian... Good god! He was a great male character, a tough broken alpha but also sensitive and romantic – just the way I like them!!! I can't wait to read Jax and Lexi's story!
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