A review by colbiecam
Through the Pain by C.A. Rene
4.0
Complicated ties, and getting more twisted
I loved all the different dynamics at play here. So many family secrets, lost family, hidden family, and substitute family. Ember is a tough FMC who acts older than her age (17) and her story largely takes place in high school. This is really just a convenient place for these characters to meet and doesn’t impact the story much. There’s a plot twist towards the end that made me audibly gasp at the remarkable way it was woven in.
My only complaint (and it isn’t even much of a complaint) is that we skipped over so much of the day-to-day and character development. There’s so much time to cover, I realize adding in those scenes might have doubled the length of the book, but I prefer my romances to let the characters develop and not just drop in some major information like they’re passing details.
I loved all the different dynamics at play here. So many family secrets, lost family, hidden family, and substitute family. Ember is a tough FMC who acts older than her age (17) and her story largely takes place in high school. This is really just a convenient place for these characters to meet and doesn’t impact the story much. There’s a plot twist towards the end that made me audibly gasp at the remarkable way it was woven in.
My only complaint (and it isn’t even much of a complaint) is that we skipped over so much of the day-to-day and character development. There’s so much time to cover, I realize adding in those scenes might have doubled the length of the book, but I prefer my romances to let the characters develop and not just drop in some major information like they’re passing details.