Review: 4.5 Stars! A beautiful read!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 31, 2014
I have read a few Nikki Prince books but Swagger was something new altogether. It was nothing like I expected and I loved it for that. It is full of emotion and suspense. The twists and turns kept coming and I didn’t see any of them coming. Their journey is one of a kind, tragic but somehow it was also beautiful. *Warning: May contain triggers. Talks about child abuse, rape and child molestation.Roxie was an amazing character. She had her own issues but eventually she worked through them. I loved how she still cared for and loved her mother even though she was absolutely horrid to her. To have to deal with that amount of hate without being hateful yourself is quite an accomplishment. She fit with Cruz beautifully. The only thing that bugged me was that she let Kathy and her mom run her life for so long.Cruz made some mistakes as a child but he overcame them. He struggling with PTSD but is doing everything within his power to overcome it. I loved how supportive he was to Roxie even when his own demons reared their heads again. His love for her was never ending. She was what got him through the day. I felt bad for him when everyone in the town still saw him as the boy who got arrested not as the man who risked his life fighting for his country.This is a highly emotional book and I highly recommend having tissues near you. Nikki wrote some amazing characters who you had no choice but to fall in love with. They became better people after overcoming the tragedy in their lives.~Special thank you to the author for a copy of this book in exchange for a honest review.~