A review by beckiebookworm1974
Through the Pain by C.A. Rene

4.0

I really enjoyed this one a lot despite the characters being of high school age this is actually a new adult romance.
Emberlise is sixteen years old and an MMA fighter she has participated in legal and illegal fights where she grew up in the Bronx so has loose ties to the local gangs there.

After a fire that kills her mother and lands her in the hospital, she finds herself moving to Canada with her mum's sister and husband relatives she had no idea existed.
Starting the local school and her new family's wealthy lifestyle is so very different to her previous upbringing in New York. Though got to say her aunt and uncle were fabulous, real sweethearts.

A new School also brings its own set of teenage angst which Ember is more than equipped to deal with.
I adored how strong and capable Ember was she didn’t take shit from anyone including her new obsession Vin who at first doesn’t know quite what to make of the new girl but he does know he definitely wants her for his own.

Initially, he’s a bit of an ass used to girls falling at his feet and with Ember he has to put in some actual work and she nobody’s plaything.
Add in the resident mean girl who I’m sure has a lot more up her sleeve for our girl especially considering her jealousy of Ember now claiming Vin for herself and this was just so good.
Embers put-downs and comebacks to Marlana’s venom were priceless and I was egging her on all the way, This girl has a core of steel.

This also had fabulous secondary characters and Ember and Vin had so much chemistry together.
Then we took that dark turn and I was on the edge of my seat on absolute tenterhooks throughout.
How Ember is going to come back from this trauma is anyone’s guess.
A fabulous start to this series and I’m excited to see where this goes next especially considering that intriguing epilogue.




Reviewed By Beckie Bookworm
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