Review: Emotionally charged, mind-blowing, and dark....my favorite!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 22, 2014
I received a courtesy copy of this book for honest review and absolutely f'n loved it! Easy 4.5 for me but not quite a 5…I will explain why.Ok, I love a good dark read and Lily White likes to dish those babies out with a heavy side of mind games to boot. I have yet to read anything by Dawn Robertson until this collaboration and was not disappointed in the least.Eleni is a drunkard and a whore surviving the crappy life she was dealt the best she knows how after being subject to addict parents and all the bad that came along with it. She doesn't live; Eleni just meanders through life from one bar to the next, one drink to the next, and one anonymous screw to the next only to do it all over again. In denial of her own addictions she convinces herself that helping others through art will subdue her own demons. Little does she know she has a stalker who both envies her strength and despises her weakness, her addiction, and her lack of self worth.Gabriel is a recluse. Damaged and scarred both physically and mentally at a very young age his demons mix freely with his delusions. His hidden anger and hatred induced by the vile atrocities of those to weak they can't help but succumb to addiction has been growing since the tragedy that took everything from him and gave birth to his demons. I hated him, feared what he would do next, and felt sorry for him all at the same time.Being the child of an addict myself, as well as having my own issues with substance abuse in my youth, it floored me how these authors captured the essence of Eleni's innermost feelings and emotion regarding her situation…as well as the hatred disgust Gabriel had for those who could so easily succumb to addiction giving no thoughts to the people they could and do hurt along their distorted and numb journey through life.I don't want to give anything away but this book effected me on a personal level and I loved the hell out of it. The ending both shocked the s*** out of me and disappointed me just a little at the same time, not that it was not fantastic, just that I wanted more. Though it was a twisted kind of HEA and not a cliff-hanger…I personally thought it kind of wrapped up a little to quickly and could have had a little more to it. That is the ONLY reason I did not give it a 5 star. It was descriptive, riveting, well-written, and emotionally charged with so many different emotions that I could not stop the roller coaster ride once it started and finished it in one sitting. Already a huge fan of Lily White I will definitely now be looking for more of Dawn Robertson's work to get my kindle fingers on. Go one-click this bitch…if you love a good dark read that will blow your emotions and mind out of the water this is so a read you do not want to pass up!!!