Review: Absolute must read - tragic and heartbreaking
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 5, 2013
This book cut me to shreds, it chewed me up and is still chewing on my emotions. It is a strong, powerful and intense novella, part of a series, about Mia and how one night has changed her life forever. Be warned that it deals with the sensitive issue of rape and how it affects the victim and it does end on a cliffhanger. Mia’s story will be told in 6 instalments over the next 12 months.I can only imagine what it must be like to be in that situation and I felt that this book gave me a disturbing insight into that shocking experience and the aftermath. To me it was so beautifully written that it made me feel like I was reading an incredibly detailed account of a deeply personal story. As if the rape is not tragic enough, Mia lives in a very public world as her father is a senator. She is stifled by her fathers ‘team’ from telling the whole story, and this just tore my heart in two, to read the sort of upbringing she has had and family life she leads. I really felt Mia’s emotions as she processes what has happened to her and her utter helplessness and anger over what has happened since. Through it all she is a really strong young woman and I am fully invested in her story.Although this novella is only 78 pages long, the author really packed a lot of emotion and storyline into it, making it feel longer. I was rung out by the last page but I want to know more. I want to know how Mia survives this, I want to know more about Dom, I want to know if her father has a heart, I want to know that victims in this situation obtain the justice they so deserve. In short, I want the next novella to be released soon.