Review: super touchy subject, author did amazing job!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 18, 2013
Mia, who is around 17 years old goes to a party underage with a fake ID without her best friend Ari and gets drugged, abused, and raped by two men. This novella covers the aftermath of her being raped and how she is dealing with it feeling alone.Rape is such a hard topic to talk about or even think about in general. In my eyes it's the worst kind of violence there is. But, that's just my opinion. I believe Chloe Adams/Lizzy Ford did an AMAZING job covering this tough subject. I was kind of nervous going into this because of a couple reasons:1. Rape is such a touchy subject and it (this novella) could have turned out bad.2. The fact that it's a novella and I don't really read many novellas unless it is a must to a series.Our main character, Mia is such a tough and brave girl! Even after everything she went through, she is doing pretty well in my eyes considering what has happened to her. The only people that TRULY care about her are Dom and Ari. Dom is one of the cops that found her that night after she was raped. Between the two of them, they are the only ones who can calm Mia down and keep her from completely losing it. Her own parents don't care enough to visit and only focus on her. Especially her dad or "Daddy"- who I VERY much just want to punch- doesn't care for her. He's too worried about his other daughter, Molly (Mia's half-sister) and politics. Her mother or "Mama" is an alcoholic and is in rehab constantly.The only thing that really kind of bothered me was the fact that Mia called her father "Daddy". It made me feel as if Mia was younger than she really is. But, there are also other characters who refer to him as this which I find strange.Favorite Quote:"Ari cries, too, and we sit on the floor, hugging, until I'm too tired to cry anymore. We hold each other the way we did on Halloweens when we were little and afraid the monsters would get us." (Loc 497)I read this within a few hours and could not put it down. I'm definitely going to be continuing with the series to see what happens next.I received an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley. It does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.