by: Tia Williams
Published: Jun 1, 2021
Genre: Romance, Fiction, Contemporary
336 Pages, Audio Book (HH:MM) 10:32
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Young struggle love, turns into adult struggle love. I hate this idea that we all have to be damaged in order to deserve love. Young Eva and young Shane were not right for each other, both bonding over their own trauma so, I can’t imagine that Shane and Eva as adults would be any better for one another.
Adult Eva is all over the place. Bending and conforming just to fit Shane into her world and, for what? By all accounts, Eva does not need Shane and his antics but rather, he gives her some purpose something to brag about in her circles. I wanted her to find a man who appreciated who she was now and not Shane, who fawned over who she was as a teenager.
In real life, second-chance romances are an ick. There was a reason it didn’t work in the first place and most times, in the second place, it’s not going to work either. These two were hot & heavy but, for all the wrong reasons. Something I’ve noticed in the genre of ‘romance’ is that authors fail to give couples a solid foundation of morals, values, characteristics, and behaviors that mirror those of successful couples. We often only read about lusting adults who bond over pain, food, or trauma. We both had an awful childhood and survived it together so that means, we’re meant to be. WRONG!
One-Word Summary: Trauma Bond
(okay that is 2 words, sue me)
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