Nine Minutes (Nine Minutes, #1) in Fallen Into Tijan Books

Nov 15, 2014 Sophie "Beware Of The Reader" rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Incredibly good!

I enjoyed everything:the writing, the story and the characters.

I read in other reviews some comparison with Undeniable by Madeline Sheehan. Yes, it's dark but even with the murders, drugs and rape, I did not get the same raw and unfiltered feelings. It's more brutal and graphic than Joanna Wylde indeed but if you really want to compare maybe try Susan Fanetti?
Anyway, it has it's own brilliance and uniqueness.

The plot is quite simple: at 15, Ginny is abducted from a convenience s Incredibly good!

I enjoyed everything:the writing, the story and the characters.

I read in other reviews some comparison with Undeniable by Madeline Sheehan. Yes, it's dark but even with the murders, drugs and rape, I did not get the same raw and unfiltered feelings. It's more brutal and graphic than Joanna Wylde indeed but if you really want to compare maybe try Susan Fanetti?
Anyway, it has it's own brilliance and uniqueness.

The plot is quite simple: at 15, Ginny is abducted from a convenience store and offered to Grizz, leader of an outlawed MC. She'll stay many years with him and will come to love him, even with all the violence and the murders he commited. Ginny's abduction is not as random as it seems and secrets will be revealed throughout the book.
From the very beginning, we learn what will be Grizz fate but we'll still get a huge surprise.

Even if his fate is the logical and moral conclusion to Grizz violent life, it still remains hard to read. When you embark on a journey with the characters, you feel empathy and even sympathy and suffer with them. Try stockholm syndrom all you want but Ginny (Kit)'s feelings for Grizz were genuine and it was still a tragedy.

As she is torn between her love for Grizz and her moral compass, she chooses to not see many unspeakable things. It's her way to remain sane, being wrapped up in a bubble of denial. She is aware on a certain level of what Grizz does or must do but her love is too strong and she'll remain loyal to a fault, trying not to delve too deep in his business. Kit will never loose the hope of saving Grizz and make him stop his crimes.
Daughter of a hippie mother, she's never been beaten or abused but never got the love and care a child should get. She was the adult of the house, took care of her parent's finances and cooking. Always a straight A student, attending Sunday Mass, she was the responsible one. As Grizz showers Ginny with love and attention she realises her mother never really did love her. With Grizz, she is needed and loved.

Grizz is a strong character: he does not relish in violence and murder but does not hesitate to punish and kill if people become a threat. He never feels regret for what he does. The only time in the book he went to some unbelievable torture was because of what happened to Ginny. He'll do anything for her, to bring her happiness, except release her. Brutal, outlaw, drug dealer but also overprotective and loving, Grizz is a complex man.

The other characters were really interesting, some had more substance than others and each played a part in the story. I must say I cried buckets for Moe.

What I loved above anything else? When you think you have it all figured out, the author proves you wrong. I love when an author surprises me right till the end.
This is another story where the real mastermind is hidden. The last pages made me despise someone I liked before and I'm really curious about the second book. All came so fast in the end, I never saw it coming and I'm now left with many questions with no answers. ...more

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Nov 06, 2016 Caroline rated it it was amazing

Shelves: beth-flynn

Wow.
Just.
Wow.

This book stunned me.

I who was born in a country with no death penalty and strict gun control laws.

Need a drink, I think.

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Nov 13, 2014 Melanie Cesa rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This story is simply poetic. I’m mesmerized! I don’t even know how to put into words a way to give a justifiable review for this story. I can’t seem to get past the word wow. This right here, is a must read.

The story is beautiful, painful, devastating, and just absolutely fantastic! It’s emotional and compelling and full of so much feeling.

The writing of the book is stunning! It’s written with so much feeling and in such a way that you put yourself in Ginny’s shoes and you become her. You feel ...more

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Sep 12, 2015 Dawn Doyle rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

What A Ride

This story is a journey of three people Ginny, Griff, and Grunt. It's not your typical happily ever after in fact this book doesn't end well. It begins with Griff being put to death and Ginny and Grunt dealing with the after math. I fell in love with Griff from the beginning. His selfless love of Ginny won my heart. Grunt was a manipulative ass from the beginning. Not sure how I got so attached to the head of a criminal empire but yes Beth Flynn is that good. This is an emotional read ...more

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Nov 11, 2014 Tyra Gladem rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

So good can't wait to find out the rest of the story!!!! ...more

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Jan 25, 2019 Nocturnal☆Bibliophile rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: unforgettable, high-school-college, favorites, oh-the-feels, amazing-heroes, redeemable-hero, mc-series, forbidden-love, kindle-own, captivity

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