Review: Great debut
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 2, 2014
Outstanding debut novel by Nicki DeStasi.  Keeps you on the edge till the very last page.  Many taboo topics brought too light.  Anna growing up feels not lovable, biological father wants nothing to do with her, mom drifts away mentally, first boyfriend abuses her physically, mentally and sexually. Anna turns to "cutting" to relieve the pain that is torturing her, the low self esteem is eating away at her and she feels she has no where else to go.  Then she is in college and goes to a party, she is drugged and raped.  I can only imagine how broken someone could be after this, how many children and adults are living or have lived thru this.  Then along comes Jed, meets a beautiful, sweet, sexy girl not knowing the kind of pain she is going thru. Anna can't believe he wants anything to do with her because she has been put down by everyone she loves she is afraid to be loved.  Jed sees underneath there is more to her and he is there for her and slowly she comes out of her shell realizes everything in her past is NOT HER FAULT.  Life is good with a little bumps in the road for our happy couple til the one person who broke her in her past returns and he will not stop till he has her back with a vengeance.  Last two chapters you will want to throw something yell at the top of your lungs and cry.  Can't wait to see what Nicki has up her sleeve for her next book.