Seven Days
by: Josie Leigh
I don’t sleep until my body gives me no choice. I go until the last drop of energy is zapped from my bones and my muscles are too weak to keep my eyes from closing. Only then am I able to achieve true peace: A slumber without dreams, without memories of my real life nightmare. I thought I was escaping my past, finally running toward the future I deserved.
Until I met Ryan. One week with him had me questioning everything I was sure I wanted out of my life. Being with him means I can’t leave my past behind. Being without him might just kill me anyway.
One week destroyed everything.
One week shattered my dreams
One week I lived in the sun
But the darkness never truly fades.
My Review & Rating
4 Life Sucks Stars
Carrie is a twenty two year old with the world on her
shoulders. At a young age she had to become a grown up in order to protect her
younger sister. Unfortunately for Carrie some of the things she had to do to
keep a roof over their head, food in their bellies and their druggie father
pacified would make most people cringe. In fact most people would have given up
long before. So in order to keep her chaos in check, she doesn’t sleep but
instead counts time like it’s the only sane thing she can.
This was a very sad but still beautiful story. Carrie goes
from a life of darkness to one full of light and possibilities once Ryan comes
into her life. He promises her a week to change her mind about running away and
the two can road trip around Arizona to all the places that make them ‘feel.’
Ryan doesn’t understand or even truly grasp the horror in Carrie’s life but he
knows as soon as he sees her that he’ll do anything to have her in his life no
matter how long it’s for.
The story started with a bang and though I’m not usually a
fan of a prologue that gives away what’s to come, I was okay with it in this
situation. At times some horrific things happen so readers who like their books
happy and clean should steer clear. Everyone else will love the relationship between
Carrie and Ryan. Even though Carrie went above and beyond to take care of her
sister she was a very likable character, I can’t say I’d have been able to
handle everything she did.
Overall this was a wonderful read. I enjoyed the growing
chemistry between Carrie and Ryan even with all the unanswered questions and
secrets floating around. I would
definitely recommend this to readers who enjoy gripping romances with dreamy
hero’s.
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