A review by ledamerouge
Dear Ava by Ilsa Madden-Mills
5.0
It has been a while since I read a 5 star book (a couple of weeks, in reality). This one... I love it. The characters, the story, how the author was careful when discussing difficult themes. There's even a bibliography at the end, something I've never seen before in a romance but I appreciate a lot.
Now, the story. The beginning is already hard, but it is amazing to see Ava facing everything with her head high. As she should, because she is INCREDIBLE with caps letters. She is the type of protagonist I like, never bowing down and taking care of herself. And her brother, it's beautiful how she cares about him.
This book, in the end, is a lot about all types of love. Romantic love. Fraternal love. Family love. Knox relationship with Dane is heartbreaking to read, but also beautiful. Knox, in general, was a character I really liked. Him and Ava together make sense, and his hot n' cold attitude was well explained.
Overall, I feel like I can't talk much about it without spoiling it, but I really liked this book. And it made me cry, the ultimate test of how much I got invested in a story.
Now, the story. The beginning is already hard, but it is amazing to see Ava facing everything with her head high. As she should, because she is INCREDIBLE with caps letters. She is the type of protagonist I like, never bowing down and taking care of herself. And her brother, it's beautiful how she cares about him.
This book, in the end, is a lot about all types of love. Romantic love. Fraternal love. Family love. Knox relationship with Dane is heartbreaking to read, but also beautiful. Knox, in general, was a character I really liked. Him and Ava together make sense, and his hot n' cold attitude was well explained.
Overall, I feel like I can't talk much about it without spoiling it, but I really liked this book. And it made me cry, the ultimate test of how much I got invested in a story.