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A review by romanceschmomance
Contempt by A. Zavarelli
3.75
Anxious, this book made me so damn anxious. It's been a long time coming to read a book by A. Zavarelli and this definitely won't be my last. I truly went and picked the toughest book because Contempt will absolutely put you through the wringer ... and back.
I've always struggled with stories that are written in the past and present because it has always seemed more of a very slow process to get the whole story. And to me, it took us a very long time to finally get all the truth out, which you'll suspect before it's revealed. So I kind of wished it wasn't so long in that sense.
Because of that, there was no doubt that the connection between Bianca and Madden was undeniable, we just didn't get a lot of time for them to truly be together without any barriers. Which was a bit disappointing for me because you're put through soooo, SOOOOOOO much before they finally get their happily ever after. Just expect a major roller coaster when you dive into this one.
I can't say that I loved this one, I really did like the writing as I was engaged the whole time. Just several details that didn't work for me and not quite being satisfied with the ending.
Narration: I don't think I've listened to anything by Stefanie Kay and James Anderson Foster, but I really loved their narration for Contempt. And being the duo for this one, I hope they do more together, I'm sure they did, but whoever cast them did a great job. From beginning to end, I was engaged while listening and now I'll go seek out more audiobooks with their narrations.
Thank you to Valentine PR for the gifted copy.
I've always struggled with stories that are written in the past and present because it has always seemed more of a very slow process to get the whole story. And to me, it took us a very long time to finally get all the truth out, which you'll suspect before it's revealed. So I kind of wished it wasn't so long in that sense.
Because of that, there was no doubt that the connection between Bianca and Madden was undeniable, we just didn't get a lot of time for them to truly be together without any barriers. Which was a bit disappointing for me because you're put through soooo, SOOOOOOO much before they finally get their happily ever after. Just expect a major roller coaster when you dive into this one.
I can't say that I loved this one, I really did like the writing as I was engaged the whole time. Just several details that didn't work for me and not quite being satisfied with the ending.
Narration: I don't think I've listened to anything by Stefanie Kay and James Anderson Foster, but I really loved their narration for Contempt. And being the duo for this one, I hope they do more together, I'm sure they did, but whoever cast them did a great job. From beginning to end, I was engaged while listening and now I'll go seek out more audiobooks with their narrations.
Thank you to Valentine PR for the gifted copy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Torture