Let me just say, I cannot wait to see what book two has in store. This was dark, suspense-filled, and an absolute page-turner. I was really interested to see how mental illness would play into this. Personally, I thought Ashton handled it really well, and didn't demonize or glamorize it, but gave the reader some insight into what it's like to live with it. The abuse mentioned adds to the story, and isn't thrown in there just to make the story darker. (But please be warned, this may be difficult for some readers). The characters have a lot more depth than I was expecting from a novella, and I was on the edge of my seat wondering what was going to happen next. A great, pretty dark, thriller. ( )

This is a very quick read. It features physical and emotional abuse but there is a happy ending as well. However, I did just want to point out the abuse for anyone who this is a trigger for.

The beginning of this story does grab my attention. Then it flashes back in time to expose everything that lead up to Lexi's current situation. I did not see the ending coming. What Lexi had to deal with did make me sad for her. I am glad that she did have some people on her side that believed her and supported her. While like I said I did feel for Lexi, I never through fully embraced the story. I felt like it was a bit rushed and therefore the suspense never really built up and I did not really get to form any strong emotional connection to the characters. However, this is still a nice, quick read. ( )