Dylan Summers came into
Ethan Asher’s life blazing brighter than any star. He was drawn to her
as he’d never been to anything or anyone before. But no matter how much
he loved her, the torment of their past tore them apart.
Dylan Summers spent her whole life trying to hold on to the last nerve of her sanity. Now she found herself alone and searching for a man that seem to only be a dream. Will finding him finally heal her or finish destroying her?
Dylan Summers spent her whole life trying to hold on to the last nerve of her sanity. Now she found herself alone and searching for a man that seem to only be a dream. Will finding him finally heal her or finish destroying her?
I
read the first book in this series, Innocent Lies when it was first released a
few months ago. The story had me by the heart and the ending left me on
the edge of my seat. A short recap is Dylan Summers had been betrayed by
the people she should have been able to count on. When she ended up
batter and broken after being raped, a man came to her rescue. Never
giving her his name he took care of her till he could hand her over to someone
else and ran off into the darkness of time. Years later after trying to
get her life in order, she falls for the DA Ethan. When the romance
started he was able to see just what damage had been done to her by not only
his family but by his actions as well. Being stuck between what his
family demanded in order to protect them and what his heart was telling him
about Dylan he decided to love her and come clean. That turned disastrous
and leads us to book two.
Now
I don’t normally give you a recap of the prior story when doing a review for a
second book, but I feel it is important for this story. I went into
Pretty Little Lies with expectations that weren’t fulfilled, instead the author
gave me a whole new view to what happen in the lives of Dylan and Ethan.
Instead of more drama and evil being thrown at them, this book was about how
they tried to pick up the pieces of their lives and find their way back
together. There were no sensational scenes that left me gasping for air,
no shadows coming out of the dark to attack them once again but she gave us
plenty of answers to our questions and surprises. I found a mess that two
people were trying to clean up with limited options and tools at their
disposal. It was clearly the aftermath of two lives that had been
shattered by horrendous choices made not only by themselves but on the behalf
of others.
I
won’t risk giving away spoilers but I need to explain that I for one hate a
story where the female runs away from life and events. I like strong
women who face situations head on and don’t play the victim card. The
author does a great job at giving Dylan a get out of jail free card. This is
NOT your normal scared little girl in a woman’s body, this is a blank canvas
trying to put the pieces together of her life and not knowing where to go that
is safe. Ethan frustrated me during the first half of the book, he was so
broken and didn’t have that strong Dom personality that I had grown to expect
from him. Once again the author did a fabulous job at letting us see, he
really didn’t have anything thing to work with in getting her back. Even
if he could find her during those times, what was he going to say? The
history spoke for itself and how could he ask her to forgive the
unforgivable? Both were in a hopeless trap but neither of them gave up on
their relationship completely.
I
will admit, I had to talk to my friend after reading this because on paper I
would have hated this book, but with the brilliance of writing from this
author, I found I was not only connected to both characters I felt deep empathy
for them. J. W. Phillips helped me understand and relate to their
story. She put me in their shoes and reminded me there aren’t always easy
answers in life. Sometimes the choices we make in life will leave us with
long lasting consequences or if we are lucky we can find that one soul
mate who can forgive and give us another chance to be a better person, but we
won’t know how it will work out till we decide if we have enough fight in our
hearts to find out. I love this series, it is thought provoking,
emotional and unique and I devoured the second book in a few hours. The
author amazed me with her talent in the first book but she blew me away with
how she showed us that not all roads to love and happiness are smooth.
Don’t miss out on this series.
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