Review: Beautifully Cloaked in a Ray of Hope!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 16, 2012
Oh dear Lord! As soon I started reading this I began crying my eyes out. All the pain and agony and torment that Adelaide went through in Insanity came rushing back and I was suddenly relieving it all with her. Every fear, every hurt, every anguish, every moment of love and every moment of hope. This book is breathtakingly beautiful. Insanity had me gutted and weeping hysterically for weeks, and although I started off the same way with White Walls, I began to feel that suddenly Adelaide could have a chance at life. A chance at finding her peace and purpose, and a chance at love, again. To forgive and love herself, and to love and be loved my another.The story, this time, takes place just after the devastating event that obliterated Adelaide into her insane state. And, then it alternates to the events that took place on her escape that led to her meeting and falling in love with Dr Elijah Watson. So, it takes place before Insanity. We are able to take a glimpse back to discover how Adelaide got to the Asylum, and how she met Elijah. Man, oh man, oh man. Here is a guy who is also swept in mystery and living in pain conflicted on him from his childhood. He shields himself from everyone by keeping up a cold front, until Adelaide happens to stumble into his Emergency Room, and his life changes for the better, or so we hope. He is drawn to this girl, who is battered, and bruised and severely traumatised and broken, both physically, mentally and emotionally. She reminds him of himself not so long ago, and soon enough he cannot resist assisting her in getting a head start in life.In the meantime, Adelaide cannot help but feel things for Elijah she never thought possible, again. She only ever loved one man in her life, and he was gone now. It was really hard to experience her grief and in trying to let Damien go. Especially, since he was constantly visiting her and reminding her of the promise he made that he will always be with her no matter what. And, the guilt and constant conflict she had going on inside her head, relieving that terrible and horrendous day when her father killed the only boy who ever loved her. Damien was a constant reminder of her past, and this Damien was not the same, sweet, loving boy who would want her to move on with her life and be free. Instead, the new Damien was mean, and ghost of man who would never be. It was very sad and heartbreaking to see him in this way and I was hoping and praying that he would move on too. For Adelaide's sake, as well as my own. Poor Damien and poor Adelaide.But, amongst all this gloom, and haunting, and sadness, was the flicker of hope, and happiness, and love. It felt like a new beginning, in which both Adelaide and Elijah so desperately needed. The beginning of something wonderful, something beautiful, something amazing, and something brilliant. The clouds were breaking and rays of light flickered down and caressed their souls. I cannot wait to read the next book in this insanely haunting love story.