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Aftermath (Aftermath, #1)

Cara Dee

Start date: August 1, 2016

Finish date: August 31, 2016

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Apr 10, 2014 Deanna rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: made-me-cry, romance-contempory, grabs-my-heart, made-me-think, m-m, dark-violent-stark

An unusual story. It has its dark and evil side told in the flashbacks. It has its hopeful side told in the struggle of the survivors to come to emotional terms with their long turmoil.

Austin loves his daughter and it was and is the only part of his life that gives him joy. His marriage has been on autopilot long before his kidnapping. When he returns his wife demands he forget what happened and get back to his normal life. She gives no comfort. She refuses to attend counseling as the other vic ...more

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Aug 26, 2013 Lila rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mindfuck, mm, romance, angst, psychoville, dark

3 stars read for me.

I wasn't even finished reading the sentence "After surviving a five-months long kidnapping together..." before I ordered this novel. The premise sounded dark and angsty and I'm attracted to those like moth to light.
The blurb is enough for you to get the basic info about the story. It's about relationship between two guys who were kidnapped and kept in captivity for five months where those circumstances bonded them in ways unimaginable for people who never lived through someth ...more

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Sep 05, 2013 blub rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: psychological-issues, friends-to-lover, age-gap-5-years-or-more, comforting-the-abused, first-time, gay-for-you, story-with-pets, cheating, coming-out, captivity-kidnapping-etc

I usually don't like stories where there is cheating but I have to say I didn't mind it here. Both Austin and Cam have gone through a horrible ordeal and they need each other after being held captive and abused for a little more than 5 months.

The time it took to piece their story together took patience and I'm glad I had it since readers get pieces of flashbacks from both Austin and Cam. It was interesting but could get a little frustrating if you just want to know why Cam, Austin and the other ...more

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Sep 02, 2013 Ali rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mm

This book was okay...The story itself was compelling but something fell short for me.
The author would be talking about something serious, feelings and then use a transitions like, "and in another part of town...". Words that would be more at home in a different type of novel...I've even seen my 10 year old use it in a story. It was incongruous with the setting.

This story had great potential...it just didn't live up to it, IMHO. ...more

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