Nearly Mended (Nearly #2)
By Devon Ashley
Release: April 7, 2014
New Adult Romantic Suspense / Dark
Realistic Fiction
God help me…Zander isn’t the worst thing out there.
Megan Whitaker
desperately wants to forget what the Malone brothers have done to her over the
past two years – the haunting images and sensations still plaguing her thoughts
and dreams – but she can’t. Charles may be dead, but Zander isn’t. I’ll find you and bring you back to me.
She wants to believe she’s safe with Nick in their secluded new home, but it
doesn’t keep her from looking over her shoulder, jumping over unexpected
sounds, carrying a concealed weapon or even preparing for the worst.
Nick Ellis has seen a
change in his long, lost love. Battered emotionally and physically, Megan
spends her days at self-defense classes and researching things that’ll never
allow her to let go of the past. And he feels guilty even asking her to,
because he knows that heathen will return, it’s only a matter of time. And when
he does, Nick will do anything to save her, even the unthinkable, risking
everything he’s fought so hard to get back.
But there is no
escaping the world of sex trafficking, nor the band of men who continually aid
one another to keep it thriving. And as her nightmares begin to converge with
reality, Megan realizes there are far worse people to fear than the one who
haunts her dreams.
New Adult Romantic
Suspense / Dark Realistic Fiction
Recommended for 17+ for
mature and disturbing situations, language and sexual content.
My Review
March 31. 2014
★★★★★★★★★★★
10 is not enough Stars+++++
I have never suffered so many lingering effects from a
book…. I literally couldn’t sleep last night and I can’t stop thinking about
the book now. I really thought I loved the first one, I was shocked by the
surge of emotions and feelings Nearly Broken brought on. But
Nearly Mended was a whole different ballgame. Every emotion
I previously suffered has tripled in the worst and best possible ways.
I will do my best to keep this review spoiler free but it is
imperative that you read book #1 before even thinking of reading Nearly
Mended. Be prepared to call in for a sick day because you will not
even begin to function after reading this book.
There are few things that stuck with me more than anything
in this book. As if Megan hasn’t suffered enough, at the end of Nearly
Broken we are left mildly afraid, hesitant in the fear that Zander
will reappear. However in Nearly Mended there’s not much time to enjoy freedom
because the big mystery and cause of my fear, terror and sick sexual tension
arrives early on. What’s scarier is this time around, Zander may not be the
biggest threat out there. For someone holding on by a thread, so much pain and
fear can only keep you going for so long.
Oh Nick!!! There’s so much to say about Nick. For me he is
the one shining light of hope in Megan’s fucked up world. Nick never gave up on
Megan, even when she lost who she was, his love never wavered and he stood
strong by her side. Nick is amazingly strong and hopeful even in the ever
present grim circumstance that is life. This time Nick will go one step further
and rather than stand on the sidelines, he will be dragged right into the pits
of Hell along with his traumatized love. My heart literally aches.
Nearly Mended was an emotional and mental
journey to places my mind still refuses to accept. I feel like I’ve been hit by a bus and thrown
off a cliff. Zander and his mind games never let up. Somehow he’s always one
step ahead and even with a light at your back, you’re never safe. The scariest
part of the book for me is that paralyzing fear. The fear that there’s nothing
you can do. Running and hiding are only futile attempts to achieve a life that
will never be possible. There is literally no one you can trust, no one to turn
to. All you can do is wait…. This is Megan’s life now. At least with Nick by
her side she is still able to think occasional happy thoughts.
At this point I really want to applaud Devon Ashley. Not
only is the writing perfection the storyline is truly astounding. Sure we’ve
all read dark romance books and suffer Stockholm Syndrome along with the female
main character. In Nearly Mended the same emotions are brought to the
forefront and even when you feel, and you know you will do anything you can to
survive, it’s surreal to discover you’re not as disgusted or horrified as you
should be by what you’re doing. It’s as if you yourself are Megan and everything
she feels is your pain. You can’t help but be shocked, angered and interested
in everything that’s happening. Even when your worst nightmare is coming to
life, somehow there’s a small sliver of hope that you will be free. Devon
Ashley did a remarkable job in keep the dirty and raw aspects of the
trafficking industry alive. Chills will run through your body and the story
will guide you through some very dark and mentally insane scenes but you won’t
be able to turn away.
Overall I am ruined.
This book has torn me into so many shreds I don’t know how any book will
compare. I think the only thing keeping me sane is my suffering that not only
did we have a horrible horrible cliff-hanger this time around, there’s also the
fear of waiting another year to see Megan and Nick’s pain come to an end. Aside
from my hatred of this and all cliff-hangers this book was so much more than I
was ever expecting. Sure my emotions were knocked around last time but this
time they were thrown in a blender and set to puree. Nearly
Mended has the essential NA
romance but don’t think you’ll find hearts and flowers here. Think more along
the lines of shock collars, remote controlled chains, unbreakable windows and a
hidden cottage filled with your worst horrors. If you like your books off the
charts insane and emotional with real horrific elements, then this is for you.
I warn you that the graphical nature is off the charts this time around, things
get even worse than you can imagine. 10+++++ Well earned {I don’t know if I can
ever be Mended} Stars.
About the Author
Devon Ashley is a mom, a wife, a lover and a
fighter, a coffee addict, a wicked knitster, a Microbiologist, a baker of fine
yummy treats, and someone who will fight you to the death for that last Twinkie
bag of M&Ms during the zombie-apocalypse. Seriously, her addiction is that
important to her. Oh, and she says seriously way too much. Seriously…
Added to TBR book looks very good.
ReplyDeleteWell said!! Nearly Mended packed such an emotional punch! I loved reading your review because it brought it all back to the forefront of my mind. I cannot wait to see where Devon takes this. It's just an incredible story!!
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