Review: Heartbreaking, emotionally raw, a breath of fresh air story!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 13, 2014
" You took my choices away"...I had to mentally prepare myself before I read this, I knew it was going to be gut wrenching and painful. I was right. I ugly cried through this book on more than one occasion. Margaret does such a wonderful job at expressing the characters emotions, it was impossible not to cry throughout the book. Your dealing with more than one real life issue in this book and both of those more often than not get swept under the rug and never discussed. I love how light could be brought to such dark topics.Allyn was 20 and full of life, she had it all in front of her, a promising long future full of hope and happiness. Her promising life ended in the split of a second. Her youthful body and strawberry blonde hair made her prey for the predators. In an instant her life was taken, they took everything away from her. All that was left was a shell of a person. She wasn't living, only breathing and fearful of everything around her.Dominic is a psychiatrist who handles difficult cases. Fate brings Dominic into Allyn's life. He and Allyn embark on a journey that may leave her broken forever, or he may just be the perfect medicine for her broken life.This isn't a mushy, lovey dovey story. This is raw, real emotions that will break your heart, make you cry and leave you hoping that Allyn can find not only peace with what happened to her but peace within herself. I wanted to hug Allyn on more than one occasion, I wanted to high five Dominic several times, and as gruesome and graphic as the epilogues are I smiled the whole time. I would recommend this amazing book to anyone. It was an awesome read and reminds you that even on your darkest of days there is always a light at the end of the tunnel. Thank you Margaret for writing another truly amazing book!!!