Review of Shame by Rachel Van Dyken
Synopsis:
Everything done in darkness, will eventually be brought into the light. I ran, but all it did was keep me one step ahead of my past. I tried to start over; new name, new identity. But you can't change your soul. A fresh start at college was just what I needed. For a while, it worked. I was the party girl, the one that seemed confident, but it was a lie. When guys kissed me--I felt only pain. When they touched me--Nothing but fear. Deep inside, every girl wants to be the beauty in the story, to find someone that will see you as their world. But the truth? I was the beast. And as much as I wanted redemption, I wasn't fool enough to think I'd ever get it. Until he walked into my life. I wasn't prepared to fall for someone. My scars were too deep, the wounds too raw. But he offered me peace, he offered me security. I should have known it was just another lie--I should have known that falling in love with my professor was a bad idea. But I was powerless to stop myself from falling. And he was powerless to catch me. Because the darkness finally caught up to me, and as fate would have it, a cruel twist almost bled me dry. But I'm stronger than I knew. I'm stronger than you think. You think you know my story, but you don't....after all everyone has Shame in their lives-- and I'm no longer afraid to show you mine._____________________________
WHOA! So this book was not what I was expecting at all. I loved Ruin and Toxic and knew I had to read this one.
This book is just freaking fantastic. I think I may like this one a lot more that Ruin and Toxic. Lisa's story is just so tragic and I felt terrible for her that she had to live in fear everyday.
In the beginning, I can't say I was very fond of Tristan. His motives weren't pure and I just couldn't stand watching Lisa fall for him. As time passed on, I loved Tristan. All he wanted to do was protect the troubled girl he was falling for.. But he has a secret. One that could destroy their relationship...but he just couldn't stay away. It didn't help that he was her professor as well..
"I'm sorry," I whispered. "Sorry for the way I addressed you in class, sorry for the not listening to the real reason you were late, and sorry that you're crying, that someone's hurt you so deeply that you feel you need to waste tears on them." I tilted her chin toward me again. "But I won't apologize for kissing you, for thinking about you every night, for wanting you when I know I shouldn't. I can't apologize for that. I won't."
Gosh dang.. The tension between Tristan and Lisa was off the wall.. But they both had good reason for trying to stay away from each other.
"It won't be easy," I whispered. "Letting you in."
"It won't be easy," she repeated. "Keeping you out"
All in all, this book is about healing. A girl who has been through so much and constantly lived in fear. It was time for her to finally let go of all the bad things that happened and moved on with her friends and the man who would love her unconditionally.
Rachel Van Dyken can really do no wrong. Every book of hers I read is fantastic. It keeps you on edge and reading more. Shame is all of that and more.
"Healing's waking up ever day when you'd rather stay in bed; healing's when you smile instead of cry; healing's when you can hold your head high, despite what demons try to pull it down. And life was full of it, full of opportunities to cut and run, rather than stay put and face the storm."
**You can still get the first two books, Ruin & Toxic, in a box set for only $0.99!**
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