Fading
Can a guilty conscience keep wounds from healing?Fine arts major, Candace Parker, grew up with a mother who thinks image is everything, and her daughter’s perfection will never be good enough. About to graduate college and pursue her dreams of becoming a professional ballerina, Candace decides...
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Can a guilty conscience keep wounds from healing?Fine arts major, Candace Parker, grew up with a mother who thinks image is everything, and her daughter’s perfection will never be good enough. About to graduate college and pursue her dreams of becoming a professional ballerina, Candace decides it’s time to let go and have a little fun. But fun is short-lived when a brutal attack leaves her completely shattered. The memories that consume and torment Candace are starting to destroy her when she meets Ryan Campbell, a successful bar owner. He feels instantly connected and tries to show her that hope is worth fighting for. But is Ryan harboring his own demons? As walls slowly begin to chip away, the secrets that are held within start to become painful burdens. At what point do secrets become lies?(17+) This book contains mature subject matter that is not suitable for those under the age of 17.
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Format: kindle
ASIN: B00DHW4N6K
Publish date: June 19th 2013
Publisher: E.K. Blair LLC
Pages no: 456
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Academic,
Romance,
Adult,
Drama,
Contemporary Romance,
Contemporary,
College,
Sociology,
Abuse,
Dark,
New Adult
Series: Fading (#1)
DNF @ 32% It may seem a little unfair to rate this book when I didn't finish it, but it didn't grab me at any of that 32%. I was bored with it; I wanted more of our heroine and hero together and they'd only just met (sort of, anyway). The whole [spoiler] rape [/spoiler] thing, having just read a b...
I had seen many reviews go up for Fading and it looked really good. Then I saw a blog post for the tour with a playlist and I decided that I would indeed give it a try. I love to read books when they have a playlist with them, to me that helps set the mood or tone of a book and really helps get into...
This is a difficult review for me to write. The first half is really incredibly emotional. There was no glossing over the aftermath of such a horrible attack. We are shown how her mind compartmentalizes every day life. the bubble gets smaller and smaller. I can relate to just wanting to forget such ...
Whatever I write for this review will not give the book the justice that it deserves. The passion and the craze in which I read this book, I cannot remember ever doing so with another book. Sure, I have loved other books and sure I have book favorites but this book had passion like no other book I...
Going into this book, I was very intrigued. I am a sucker for angst, and this book definitely delivered. Not only that, but it perfectly showcased a serious trauma and the real feelings and actions that go along with it. I love the strength that Candace showed, even when she doubted herself. I loved...