Review: YOU MUST READ THIS!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 3, 2014
Review of Damaged- By Indigo SinR.L. Bailey5 of 5 angel wings5 of 5 flames for heatWhat do you say, about a book so good, you read it in less than three hours? Well, if you read Damaged, by Indigo Sin, you will see what I mean.  Damaged tells the story of Monica, a street pickpocket, and Seth, the man who discovers her. Monica at first seems like a typical street thief, lifting wallets and snatching jewelry right off the arms of the rich college kids who prowl the night going from club to club. She’s not doing it to get money for the reasons you would think though, she has responsibilities that no twenty-four year old should have. Namely, her teenage brother and sister, who she snatched away from a drug addicted mother and stepfather who makes you believe in the death penalty.“Stuffing the new prize into her pocket, Monica chewed the inside ofher cheek and waited for her next opportunity. The weight of the baubles inher coat felt like a ton of rocks, weighing her down.Stealing is wrong. You’re better than this.”Monica barely manages to steal enough to keep her family in food and pay the rent. There is no such thing as luxuries for our girl. She just wants to keep her family together. One night, she meets Seth, after he chases and catches her. He is intrigued, curious and when he discovers that his target is a woman, Seth is more than interested. As a cop assigned to find the street thief, when he looks into her eyes, he knows he can no more turn her in then he can cut his own hand off.Monica is damaged, from a brutal past that no one should ever have to endure. The truth is so devastating, that from a readers stand point, even though in your heart you know what’s coming, when it finally does, it takes your breath away. Monica is a survivor because she’s managed to turn off any human feelings, other than those that pertain to her siblings, Sarah and Jack.Through a series of events, Seth convinces Monica and family to move in with him. Finally having some stability, the reader sees our heroine slowly open up, and start to believe that maybe her life really is getting better.“Standing at the sink, Monica wrung out the washcloth she’d beenusing, before draping it carefully over the faucet. Cooking and cleaning hadbecome something she truly enjoyed in the few weeks living at Seth’s. Forthe first time she felt like she had a home. Not just a place to sleep, or aplace to tolerate. A place she felt safe—able to relax. A genuine home.”DAN. Just the name sends chills up the spine. The man who damaged our girl when she was just a child. I don’t want to reveal too much, for to do so would ruin it for the reader, but I can say this, he truly is one of the most evil characters I’ve ever read, because there are men like him in the real world.Indigo Sin has written an extremely thoughtful, well put together story. The reader can really FEEL what the hero and heroine go through, and the characters are well thought out and very well developed. The love scenes are slow to build, letting the reader savor each and every emotion Monica has right along with her. This story more than once brought tears to my eyes, and this is a book that I will read more than once. Congratulations Indigo, you have a winner here.Arc given to reviewer in exchange for a fair and honest review.