Review: An Ode to self discovery
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 20, 2014
ARC Review of NAUGHTY BITS: Part II, TRAINING SESSION, by Joey W. HillReview by Jaycee for Books ‘N Cozy Spots Book Reviews. [...]Also purchased on Amazon.comSo, there is this quote early in Part II, and it is the essence of any of Joey Hill’s stories, even though in this case, it is a reflection of Logan slowly but firmly dipping the toes of a not wholly unaware Madison into a place of trust, under the guise of having her “assist” with a sub training session:“Logan nodded.  ‘It’s nice, isn’t it?  Touching something this beautiful without having to play games, to excuse yourself or apologize?  You see a rose and you touch it, smell it.  You don’t explain yourself to the rose, figure out the right approach.  You don’t stop touching it because you think you’ve overstayed your welcome or you’re wondering how the rose is feeling about it all.  You could tear the petals off if you wanted to do so, but instead you find yourself cherishing it all the more because of your power over it.’ ”Part II is an ode to starting to get out of your own way.  It’s about Madison giving herself permission to feel, so her feelings can’t paralyze her or be a crutch.  It’s about trusting that there just may be a person she can believe will accept that, warranted or not, all her “bits” are real.  To her, at least.  That they deserve acknowledgement, not dismissal.  But more importantly, that she deserves to feel  everything, and to be everything that she feels.And she couldn’t be in better hands than Logan’s.  Though I sense a full-court press is due in Part III…