Review: Nocturne: Scarred and Beautiful
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 21, 2014
I was trolling on NetGalley the other night looking for something different.  I found this book and another called “Impasse”.  I read them both on the same night, along with “Take a Chance on Me” that same week and one theme rolled over in my mind: bruised but not broken.Amy is deeper than I expected at first.  Her whole life was wrapped up in skating, and even now some nine years later, her life is still tied to skating.  She talks about her challenges being behind her but every now and then the reader learns about her back story and her struggles with skating, family and trust.Shane is truly awful.  He so bad, so dirty and so nasty, I knew I was going to love him.  He too has a long and sorted past that is rooted in lies, deceit, and fair weather relationships.  So what does he do to compensate: he does not do relationships.But along the way, Amy and Shane grow to trust each other, be honest with the other and begin to heal their own pasts.  I was floating along with them until the whole thing came crashing down.  I loved the desire each of these characters had to be “it” for the other, but their flaws, their bruises and their deep seated insecurities let their beauty slip away.  I loved the struggle and personal work each put into themselves and found their way back to health and to love (sounds like another review I wrote!).  If you love stories with scarred beautiful people who are so desperate to find love, try this one.  Enjoy!