Review: Great justice to a touchy subject matter
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 15, 2014
This book is for mature audiences only 18+.  It touches on mature subject matters such as rape and physical abuse and shouldn't be read by the feint of heart.  With that being said this is one of the best books I've read in 2014.  I recommend it to anyone who isn't turned off by the subject matter and can read this book with an open and non-judgmental mind.Mia is the daughter of a politician and it just so happens to be an election year.  While at a party that she wasn't suppose to be at she was drugged, raped, and beaten by two guys.  She's able to identify her rapists but due to her status in life her father and family is against doing anything that could cause problems for the election.  I hated her father when I met him and I still did at the end of the story.  He's not there for her physically or emotionally.  His only concern is she keep quiet about who she thinks did it.The only two people that seem to be there for her are Ari (her best friend) and Dom (the police officer who found her after she was raped).  Her Uncle Chris (the family lawyer) seems to care about Mia and is trying to be there for her but I'm still on the fence where he's concerned.  I have some suspicions/theories about him but I'm waiting for some more information to be divulged to find out if I'm right.Lizzy Ford managed to do justice to a delicate subject matter in this novella.  She portrays the heartbreak, fear, loneliness, and anger that Mia feels over her ordeal adequately.  I connected to Mia in a way that I haven't with other characters.  I look forward to reading the next installment in the Broken Beauty Novellas.