Stacking the Shelves #40

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Hi guys, hope your week was awesome. This week brought a ton of e-ARC’s my way, most of which I could have avoided if I had stayed off of Edelweiss. But, as I’ve mentioned before, I seriously lack self control when it comes to books. I got a couple of books from NG, 1 of which I was surprised to get. I am excited to attack the books as my reading slump is a officially O-V-E-R.

So let’s check out what I received this week.

Bought

Received for Review

-Edelweiss-

Blackbird (Blackbird Duology #1) by Anna Carey

Get Even (Don’t Get Mad #1) by Gretchen McNeil

Kiss Kill Vanish by Jessica Martinez

Snow Like Ashes (Snow Like Ashes #1) by Sara Raasch
Even In Paradise by Chelsy Philpot
Beware the Wild by Natalie C. Parker

-NetGalley-

Hold On Tight by Serena Bell

Stone of Destiny (The Daanan Trilogy #2) by Laura Howard
Broken Hearts, Fences And Other Things To Mend by Katie Finn

Breaking Free by Winter Page

Gifted

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Definitely let me know if you’ve read any of these or if you are planning to. Don’t forget to leave your links in the comments section.

Weekly Blog Wrap-Up

Monday- No Post

Tuesday- Blog Tour Review of A Life, Forward by Tracy Hewitt Meyer

Wednesday- Review of Open Road Summer by Emery Lord

Thursday- Review of The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Matheiu

Friday- Role Reversal

Saturday- Review of Say What You Will by Cammie McGovern

Review: Broken Beauty (Broken Beauty #1) by Chloe Adams

Book Title: Broken Beauty (Broken Beauty #1)

Author: Chloe Adams (real name Lizzy Ford)

Published Date: September 22nd, 2013

Publisher: Indie Inked

Genre: YA/Contemporary

Series: Book 1 in a 6 book series

Book Link: Goodreads

Purchase Link: Amazon

Synopsis from Goodreads:

**Contains graphic content and the sensitive topic of rape and its aftermath. Not intended for teens under the age of 18.**

Sometimes bad things happen to beautiful people.

When socialite party girl Mia Abbott-Renou wakes up in a garden she has little recall of the previous night — except that she is naked…hurt…terrified. Not only has she been raped, but she knows one of her assailants: the son of a wealthy politician who happens to be her own father’s political ally.

Mia wants and needs justice. Except this privileged boy has an alibi and her father forbids her from going to the police. It’s a critical election year, one that his party might lose if his image as a doting father is soured due to Mia being labeled a lush or worse, promiscuous.

Devastated at not having the support of her family, Mia finds herself in a tug-of-war with her conscience over what to do, especially since she can’t remember exactly what happened that night. Worse, the men who attacked her have hurt several other girls, and Mia may be the key to stopping them.

Mia tries to forget, until the unthinkable happens, and she’s left reeling once again, faced with a new challenge that will force her to take more control of her life.

Originally published in October 2012 as “No Way Back” by Chloe Adams.

Disclaimer: I received this e-book from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

Review:

When I first started this book I had no idea that it was part one of a six part novella that had initially been one whole book.I only found that out after I finished reading it and was formatting this post.This book was horrifying and heartbreaking but it did send a very strong message,that no matter what,rape victims are strong and they are fighters. No matter what.Even if, like Mia, they have no family support.

That to me was really the most heartbreaking part. She had a politically minded family but they couldn’t put aside their politics to help her. That was awful and I cried SO much. The only people she seemed to be able to rely on are her best friend Ari and Dom, who was one of the detectives assigned to her case.The only family member that seemed to care about her at all was her uncle Chris.Very rarely are incles featured so prominently in books.This book or novella as it’s referred to,was different.

Normally I don’t like novellas all that much but this one was different. In 85 pages it brought out the feels in me so much. I was angry,heartbroken,happy and hopeful. It’s rare to have all of those feelings in such a short book which is why I am giving it five stars. I eagerly await the next installment of this series.