Review: No Apologies
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 26, 2014
Harden rocker, biker, classic car renovator and part club owner were all apt descriptions of Graham Allen, he never thought he'd add boyfriend to anyone to that list.Author/Bartender, Carly Sullivan, is about to rock Graham's world. But under that cheerful demeanor is a secret that might be the most horrifying of all.No Apologies is a story about a lot of broken people. People who have faced horrible circumstances and who they've become because of what they faced. All victimized in some way or another, our main characters are struggling to find their way, even if they don't know it.Graham tries really hard to make himself very unlikable...to push people away. Carly is the extreme opposite, always looking for the positive, she pretty much steam rolls Graham with her infectious smile.No Apologies was a slow build up but about  through I realized I was hooked. I can't go into what causes this change because it would be a huge spoiler, but lets just say I ended up reading into the wee-hours of the morning to finish this story and it was so worth it.This debut story by Sybil Bartel is raw and emotionally jarring. We are thrust into difficult and even a heart breaking story by Bartel's vivid, in your face, writing style. The characters popped of the page and screamed realism. I was utterly memorized by this story and couldn't put it down. Wonderfully Dark and deeply passionate read!