The first thing that caught my eye about this book is definitely the cover. It screamed THRILLER to me. Once I started reading the book, I can't put it down.
This book tells the story of Terri who had an abusive husband. The Prologue told us how she decided that she had enough of him and its time to end the beatings. I wanted to applaud for her courage and I loved how she described the throwing out of his stuffs as 'Spring Cleaning'.
The story progressed with her living in disguise to ward off her crazy husband and falling in love with her boss who took her in when she was at her worst and care for her when her husband started stalking her.
The ending of the story is nice and what I had hoped for. I was smiling as I read the last few paragraphs. I had felt happiness for both Terri & Luke and I liked how they managed to lighten their mood with some jokes.
The book is an easy read, not too lengthy nor draggy. The story is very intriguing and definitely a page turner. The flow of the story is smooth and good too although I would loved to read more about the history of Luke and more elaboration on some parts. A few pointers were repeated at certain parts of the book but nothing major to affect my reading.
This is a great book to encourage women who had or are still suffering from abusive spouse not to suffer in silence to take a step forward. Be brave!
I will definitely recommend this book to my friends and am looking forward to future work from the author.
This book is retailing for US$0.99 only on Kobo! You can also get it from Amazon at US$2.99 and Barnes and Noble at US$3.99. Prices accurate as at 27 Dec 2013.
Note: I have received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. (The original review was posted in Sep 2012 on my old personal blog.)
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