Reviewer: Andrea
I received a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.
The Summary:
For five long years, Rae Ryan has lived in a storm over which she has no control. Little by little, everything has been taken away from her—her job, her relationship, her best friend and her home. Plagued by nightmares and a terrible family secret, she carries her scars as much on the inside as she does on the outside.
Hart Booker, another disappointment from her past, returns to Bar Harbor and shelters her from the rain. He reminds Rae that forgiveness is possible, happiness can be found on the other side of darkness, and beauty rests beneath her scars. But a sinister figure lingering in the background seems determined to pull Rae back into a past she’s been trying to outrun. Can she survive the storm and become part of the light she so desperately desires? Or is she destined to remain
Pulled Within?
Recommended for mature audiences due to explicit language, sexual abuse, disturbing situations, and drug use.
The Review:
Can you like a sequel more than the original? Does that EVER happen? I’ll admit; it’s extremely rare, kind of like seeing a unicorn frolicking with Bigfoot under a rainbow. Well, break out your camera because this one does just that!
Rae’s story is tragic and touching. She is broken so many ways, and while I felt a little lost in the beginning because it had been so long since I read the first novel, as the story goes on, I realized I didn’t really need it. This is truly her story. The characters are interconnected from the first novel, but this one could be read almost independently to the first in the series.
One similarity between the two is the sigh-worthy love interest. Hart is great mixture of cocky and kind. He’s the boy next door with a twist that, at times, was a little Fifty Shades. My only complaint was he was almost too perfect at times. But perhaps his perfection is meant to counterbalance her obvious imperfection.
I was a little frustrated with the build-up, the countdown of days. I would have liked to learn more about Darren earlier on, but that build-up led to one heck of a reveal later. This one is definitely worth checking out!
4.5 Stars
Author Bio:
Best-selling author Marni Mann, knew she was going to be a writer
since middle school. While other girls her age were daydreaming about
teenage pop stars, Mann was fantasizing about penning her first novel.
She crafts sexy, titillating stories that weave together her love of
darkness, mystery, passion, and human emotion. A New Englander at
heart, she now lives in Sarasota, Florida with her husband and their
two dogs who subsequently have been characters in her books. When
she’s not nose deep in her laptop working on her next novel, she’s
scouring for chocolate, sipping wine, traveling to new locations, and
devouring fabulous books.
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