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Shattered Hearts (2000)

by Octavia Wildwood(Favorite Author)

3.66 of 5 Votes: 2

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English

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Romance

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Shattered

review 1: Learning to trust again after an abusive relationship is a long process.That's what has been holding back Amanda for years.Night mares and flash backs seems to be a normal for her.But things begin to change for the better when she takes on a job at a ranch with Maggie and her brother Nate. I found this story to be a good read,would be great for teens who may be in an abusive relationship and looking for help.This book could help them see that sometimes change is the answer.To just up and walk away,move so far away you can't be found.And start all over...A new life,a new you,a new attitude.
review 2: This is actually a 4.5 stars book, but as we all know we can't use 1/2 stars on Goodreads.I really enjoyed this book. The books starts off with Amanda having a flas... morehback of her abusive past. She is planning to leave LA and start over at Minnesota working on a farm to escape her past and try to overcome her memories. I like Amanda as she admits that she is not perfect and has some issues. She understands that she is damaged not due to anything she done, but still has to try and move on by changing her thinking. “Surviving and thriving were two very different things”“A walking zombie, a vacant shell of a person – that’s what I was reminded of”“For a while I’d believed I was terrible at everything, useless and worthless and unlovable. I guess if you’re beaten down enough times, eventually you realize it’s easiest to stay there on the ground”Once Amanda arrives she meets Maggie who co-owns the farm with her brother Nate. They are trying to move on from the sudden death of their parents death. Nate is the overprotect big brother who is a little bit of a rude jerk to Amanda to start with. This is because he has the weight on the entire farm (or world) on his shoulders and he’s trying to run the farm and looking out for his baby sister. He is a sweet jerk even in the start. Maggie is the opposite of Nate, she is the most friendly and bubbly person and she and Amanda become fast friends. As time goes one Nate comes to see how Amanda belongs on the farm as she’s good with Penny the horse who is skittish due her previous owner being abusive. She and Nate become friends, I love it when it’s not instalove (well it is inta attraction!) Both character are likeable and you get the development of the characters. Some people may feel that Amanda makes too much of her abusive past and does not more on fast enough and find her annoying because of that. I do not feel like this. I like that she has the issues to overcome and she is not able to move on straight away. The book is well written and the pacing of the storyline is good too. However the ending is quite abrupt (due to this being a part 1 rather than a book 1) This is a nice, quick, easy read, you will be done in a couple of hours. less

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