Review: Beauty and Strength in the midst of chaos.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 17, 2014
WOW! I sit here gathering my thoughts because so much is going through my head.The beauty of a pointe ballerina.The strength of football player.The pain and angst of young love.The terror of being forced into a life you don’t deserve.The ability to find yourself in the midst of chaos.Dovey is an incredible young woman. Talented, humble and full of hope. Even as darkness and the horrible reality of her life slaps her in the face, she continues to move forward. Briarcrest Academy is her chance to change things. To climb out of the gutter she grew up in with a drug-addict mom and a horrific monster of a father.Cuba is a star football player who comes from wealth. His family may seem to have everything, but looks are deceiving. Known for his playboy attitude, he is the king of his world. A world filled with bad choices to erase his reality. Alcohol, random sex, football…and now Dovey. Cuba doesn’t plan on her getting into his heart.The beauty of ballet has always been close to my heart, but seeing the stunning reality of Dovey  hit home. Dance is an escape. An expression of who you are and who Dovey wanted to become. I connected with her immediately. Cuba pissed me off on more than a few occasions.I was an emotional wreck. I admit that I’m not a huge angsty read fan, I try to avoid them if possible honestly. I loved Very Bad Things and wanted to read Very Wicked Things. It is definitely darker and was a book that pushed me to my limits, but I’m not complaining.Ilsa is a very talent author and stepped out of the box with this book. It is hard hitting and gripping. A whole storm of emotions!4.5 crazy heart-stopping stars.