I don't like to leave negative reviews, but I do insist on leaving honest reviews. (I did receive a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.)
Theresa is a young college student who finds herself whisked away by the charms of a young man named Jason, who she meets on campus. As their relationship grows and changes, Theresa discovers she is pregnant with twins. But in an alcoholic rage, Jason injures her and one of the babies is lost.
On a positive note, Theresa leaves her abuser. The story was fast paced but the grammar and tone just seemed a little off somehow; stilted rather than smooth.
On a very negative note, Theresa returns to her abuser and rebuilds a life with him to raise their surviving child, after he pleads for mercy. Statistics show us that in most cases, a woman who returns to her abuser does not have a happily ever after. The opposite is normally true. As someone who was married to an abuser -- and escaped with my children, grateful we were all alive -- I simply can't condone a book that takes this position and oversimplifies a highly misunderstood issue.
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