Katykah
This book broke me in the absolute worse way possible as a mother and then it put me back together.
As a mother I'm absolutely disgusted by Carmen Ricci's abuse to her own flesh and blood. What an absolute monster to break a child so young as 5 and then bring in people from church on the abuse?! 😭
I'll be honest. I almost DNF'd from the abuse despite it being off page. But then I thought about my sister who is granted not as evil to my niece as Carmen? But the jealousy is there. Then I thought about other children who have gone through the same thing as Ariana. So I wanted to continue with the story to understand SA survivors better and patiently wait for Ariana's revenge (which was absolutely satisfying to witness).
My parents aren't as toxic as Carmen and Rafael (the fact that he knew what Carmen was doing and did nothing to intervene though had my mouth on the floor) but I could relate to Ariana waiting on scraps of affection from both parents at times. Unfortunately. But especially from my dad.
Overall this book had:
1) Marriage of Convenience ✅️ 2) Virgin Hero ✅️ 3) Forced Proximity ✅️
So yes, I'll give this book a 5 🌟 rating because Ariana was able to be healed through love. Which is something I myself am living every single day. 🥰
This book broke me in the absolute worse way possible as a mother and then it put me back together.
As a mother I'm absolutely disgusted by Carmen Ricci's abuse to her own flesh and blood. What an absolute monster to break a child so young as 5 and then bring in people from church on the abuse?! 😭
I'll be honest. I almost DNF'd from the abuse despite it being off page. But then I thought about my sister who is granted not as evil to my niece as Carmen? But the jealousy is there. Then I thought about other children who have gone through the same thing as Ariana. So I wanted to continue with the story to understand SA survivors better and patiently wait for Ariana's revenge (which was absolutely satisfying to witness).
My parents aren't as toxic as Carmen and Rafael (the fact that he knew what Carmen was doing and did nothing to intervene though had my mouth on the floor) but I could relate to Ariana waiting on scraps of affection from both parents at times. Unfortunately. But especially from my dad.
Overall this book had:
1) Marriage of Convenience ✅️ 2) Virgin Hero ✅️ 3) Forced Proximity ✅️
So yes, I'll give this book a 5 🌟 rating because Ariana was able to be healed through love. Which is something I myself am living every single day. 🥰