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Weight of the World (Old Wounds #3)
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N.K. Smith (Goodreads Author)
Now that the lonely and deeply damaged teenagers have discovered a strong interest in one another, what else is left to reveal and how much more can each of them handle? Sophie has taken great steps to let him in, but is Elliott ready to do the same?
With a painful past buried deep within him, Elliott embarks on a journey of self-discovery propelled by a need to be normal f...more
With a painful past buried deep within him, Elliott embarks on a journey of self-discovery propelled by a need to be normal f...more
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August 25th 2011
by The Writer's Coffee Shop
(first published August 11th 2011)
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N.K. Smith’s third novel picks up right where we left off in Little Battles, with teenagers Sophie and Elliott still trying to overcome the trauma of their pasts. While Sophie is making huge progress, having given up drugs and reckless sexual encounters, Elliott still has so much bottled up inside him that when he cracks it is catastrophic.
Elliott slowly reveals some of his father’s brutality to Sophie, and along with it the religious zealotry with which he was indoctrinated as a child. Smith’s...more
Elliott slowly reveals some of his father’s brutality to Sophie, and along with it the religious zealotry with which he was indoctrinated as a child. Smith’s...more
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The summary above from Goodreads pretty much says it all-without giving away any spoilers, I can't say much more on the subject of the plot. This book picks up right where #2 left off, giving a little background information for readers who hadn't picked up this series recently.
Sophie and Elliot are the main characters, they both have terrible pasts. Sophie, for the most part, has given up her previous life of drugs and drinking and is one the road to reco...more
The summary above from Goodreads pretty much says it all-without giving away any spoilers, I can't say much more on the subject of the plot. This book picks up right where #2 left off, giving a little background information for readers who hadn't picked up this series recently.
Sophie and Elliot are the main characters, they both have terrible pasts. Sophie, for the most part, has given up her previous life of drugs and drinking and is one the road to reco...more
I read this book as a part of Early Reviewers and was not disappointed. I had not read the first two books of the series, and honestly did not realize it was a part of a series until about a quarter of the way through. The author has a wonderfully descriptive writing style, and I could really relate to the characters. This book started out from Sophie's viewpoint, and then switches between her and her boyfriend Elliot throughout. This is not a typical teenage love- it seems (although I'm not sur...more
So the first book got me hooked on this series the next three I read in one day. I couldnt stop avoided all the house work the kids well not totally but my mind was on the books for sure. This series left me crying and feeling heartbroken but at the same time joy. Joy that i know my kids dont have to go thru what Sophia and Elliot went thru. Yes i know that the story was made up but it was so believable that my heart ached every time some new information came out and my respect for therapist tha...more
Being that it seems I fall in love with Elliot more and more in every chapter of this book, this was so far the harder of the three to handle. I was completely pulled in to it but it was hard to hear about what Elliot has gone through and to know that there is obviously even more to the story is just heart breaking. The author is amazing with the emotions of these characters, including his foster siblings. You feel like you're there living the expereinces with these people. I have to say that I...more
The series was ok, you could feel the pain of Sophie and Elliot jumping out at you. It was hard to read in some parts as I couldn't deal with some of the intense themes within the story. Very well written and great dealing with the issues involved of both main characters. Am glad I have finished them and can read something a little more light hearted. Very intense but very very good story telling.
I am pulled into the story and spellbound to the last word. As a mother, I feel such compassion for the hell these two have been through at the hands of monsters, masquerading as parents.
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LOVED IT!!! Though these two young adults are going through so much i would have to say this is my favorite of the series so far. Im can't wait for the next book.
This story is definately not for the fainthearted, but it is really well written.
In this book you found out more about Elliott, my heart bleeds for him.
Really am looking forward to the next book which comes out at the end of December.
In this book you found out more about Elliott, my heart bleeds for him.
Really am looking forward to the next book which comes out at the end of December.
Review on the fourth book....I'll do it as a whole....=)
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Based in the American Midwest, N.K. Smith is a Technical Writer for a Fortune 100 company. The author of the Old Wounds Series, Ghosts of Our Pasts, and My Only, she is a mother of two who finds the time to write very early in the morning when the rest of the world is still fast asleep.
An avid lover of history, art, music, books, and people, she is interested in telling stories that speak to the h...more
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