"I’m not some Damsel in Distress you can swoop off her feet and save, prince charming. I’m lost in a world so dark you wouldn’t be able to find the light of the day again. But make no mistake, you’re the poisonous apple in the fairytale, Slate."
This book is about two characters from different worlds
meeting and falling in love which isn’t supposed to happen. This book is all
about the hero protecting the heroine but then it’s not an easy protection at
all. There are actually 3 characters in this novel being significant but it isn’t
a love triangle. Another character is more like a brother figure.
Erica before but now she is Riley Peterson. How long will she
be Riley Peterson? She has been in the protection program for 3 years and has
been moving and changing her identity. Now here she is in another apartment being
protected from a man who had put her in such danger and will kill her if she
has been discovered. She has to keep her real identity safe if she wants her
life.
Leo before but now he is Dave now. He is also in this
protection program with Riley and has been protecting her from the start. He is
more of like brother figure to her and they have been living together.
Slate Andrews, who is a famous boxer has come back to his
town, his apartment which is across Riley’s apartment as Adam. He has become
Adam to be a normal person living a normal life and not be recognized.
Riley’s and Adam’s path are crossed and it might lead to
dangerous situations. Adam wants to protect Riley because she always looks
scared about something and is vulnerable. On the other hand, Riley doesn’t want
any commitment with Adam because she is scared that her life might fall into
danger. But Adam and Riley can’t stop
the attraction energy between them that has been pulling them closer and
closer. Riley starts to trust Adam and things start getting heated up.
"I can't remember the last time I had food that good.""You didn't even taste the gnocchi either. It's unbelievable.""Well, I was going to taste the gnocchi, but by the time I unfolded my napkin, you were already licking the bowl."
I really can’t tell anything more because then the story will
be all out. It is such a good book and it’s my first book to read written by
this author. Some people might stop reading this book because of the beginning.
The opening itself is just so intense and shattering. Even I thought about not
continuing but I really wanted to see how it goes and I am not disappointed at
all.
I loved how it was all laid out. The author slowly revealed
what was happening and connected the dots. She developed the characters
beautifully and she sort of showed that you need help at times to get stronger.
Riley was the main character here. She was a broken person and was living with
a little hope that she might survive the very next day. She was so scared that
she would not make friends and all. But she slowly started trusting Adam and
there were changes in there. Her true self was slowly being presented and it
was just lovable. She slowly started to crawl out of her shell.
“I want you. All of you. Not these little bits I hear echoing around the room. I just want you, Riley.”
Leo was such an awesome brother and a friend figure. At first I
thought it is going to be a love triangle and all but it wasn’t. It could be
totally seen that he genuinely cared and his actions were of a brother and
friend. Loved how he supported Riley and wanted her to come out of her shell
after the horrible incident.
Adam. OMG to him! If you ever want someone to protect you it
would be someone like him. Although, he wanted to know the reason why he was
protecting her, he never stopped even when he didn’t get one. He just wanted to
keep Riley safe and sound. He truly wanted her to be happy and strong. He loved
everything about her and wanted to learn about her. Although, he learns about
her very late that doesn’t make him stop to protect her or love her. He just
wanted to make her forget about everything that ever happened to her. He was
another strong character from the beginning till the end.
“Fuck your fairytale. I just want you. I’ll make my own God damn happily ever after. But you’re the one who is mistaken. You’ll be at the end of that story, beautiful. You either come willingly or you force me into the dark after you. It doesn’t matter to me, because either way, I’ll find you.”
I give this book 4.5/5 stars. Don’t stop reading because of
the beginning. Beginning can really get you emotional and may want you to
discontinue but I really request you to continue reading. The story is strong,
deep and beautiful. It’s a beautiful transformation of a broken woman into a
strong woman.
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