Review: Five broken and put back together again stars.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 6, 2013
When I read, scratch that... When I  experienced I Am Her... I was left completely shattered and the only thing I had to hold onto was that there was going to be more of Suzanne's story. And now after finishing This Is Me... I finally found some peace. I am not sure if I have ever read a story that haunted me in quite this way before. We get heartbreak but not in the `put me out of my misery' kind of way we did with the first book. We have learned mostly all of Suzanne's horrific and abusive past, we have seen her battle her demons and we watched her find love. But her story isn't over yet. She had just started to piece together a new life for herself when the accident happened. Now she has to find her way back to that place, she has to find herself all over again.Suzanne's recovery isn't just about mending broken bones and scarred flesh. Her mind reacts to the trauma and all her hard work over the last year is just out of her grasp. But when the voices she hears sound unfamiliar and when their faces finally come into focus she has to struggle all over again to discover herself. But there is still a trigger, there is still the one thing that can cause her downward spiral - and it's the one thing that brings her back to the present.Z, Mack, New York Kayla and Chicago Kayla all suffer in their own ways. But nothing was more heartbreaking than what Z endures. In I Am Her... Z had to hold it together, he had to be the strength to ensure that Suzanne pulled through, but there is only so much one person can take before it starts to break them. I feel like his reactions, his part in the story just kept me on the emotional edge of a breakdown. My heart had already broken for Suzanne, but this time it broke for Z."... You were just this little lost woman who I met, and within seconds I wanted to be everything to you. I wanted to be your lover, of course, but I wanted more. I wanted to be the man who helped you, and pleased you, and healed you. I wanted to be the greatest love of your life."There is so much pain and healing etched within the pages of this book. There are parts to this story that tore my heart right out of my chest. Moments when I had to take a moment to gather the courage to continue."I'm going to forget the monsters, and I'm going to love the angels instead."Sometimes there are just stories that stick with you. Suzanne's story is one of those for me. I loved everything about these books. Sarah Ann Walker created such a beautifully tragic story that completely captured me and will probably haunt me for years to come. There was so much detail in the way Suzanne was written as a character that was entwined with her abusive past. A grown woman who had aged with each year, but had not matured because she was trapped in her own hell. And this shined through in her reactions, her actions and finally faded as she grew stronger."I love you Z," I whisper. "This is the Suzanne I want to be. This is who I want to be with you. This is me..."A brilliant story that gave me the closure I needed after being destroyed. I can't wait to see what else Sarah Ann Walker brings to life with her future writing.