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Her Love Ran Crimson (2000)

by Zoey Foster(Favorite Author)

4.03 of 5 Votes: 5

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review 1: ** 4 1/2 Stars **I've received an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review. Maddison is just trying to make it through her horrible life until graduation day. As soon as that day comes, she's leaving the town she's had to call home for far to long. She's going to make a fresh start for herself, anything would be better as long as her step-father Frank isn't around. Ever since her mother was killed and her innocence was stolen from her, Maddison's (Maddie) life has been a living hell. All of her friends have turned against her, and now she is pretty much alone. The only person that talks to her is her step-father, and that's only when he tells her to do his runs. She is counting down the days until she's 18 so she can finally be free. But after she meets Jase, she starts t... moreo feel a little differently. Jase was someone unexpected, someone she doesn't really want to let in. However she can't seem to stop herself. He is so understanding and does everything he can to make her feel special. It does help that he is absolutely drop dead gorgeous. Soon she starts to trust him enough to share her story with him, and she is just hoping that doesn't bite her in the ass later on.Then she finds out something so unexpected about Jase and now she KNOWS she can't trust anyone. She is more determined then ever to get out of this place and no one is going to stop her. As things start to unfold and some unexpected events happen, will Maddison be able to stay alive long enough to finally get free of her step-father. Or will the person from her worst nightmares finally get a hold of her an never let go?Will she ever be able to forgive Jase and let him back in? Will Maddison ever get to have her happy ending?This book was impossible to put down. Zoey creates such a thrilling and heart wrenching story, you're left wondering if Maddison will ever get her happily ever after. After everything she's had to go through, you sure hope so. Zoey Foster does such a fantastic job connecting you to all of the characters and you feel like you know them (even the shady ones). I can't wait to read more from Zoey Foster!
review 2: Her Blood Ran Crimson is a suspenseful, romantic story that had my heart hurting for main character Maddie and desperately hoping she would find a way out of her terrible situation and into a better life. When we meet Maddie, she’s almost eighteen and counting down the days till she graduates from high school and can finally try to escape life with an abusive stepfather. Maddie’s stepfather Frank is a con man/criminal who forces his daughter to run “deliveries” for him, and especially since Maddie’s mother’s death three years earlier, her life has basically been a living hell. The author effectively shows us the constant fear, inability to relax or feel safe anywhere, and feelings of low self-worth that come from living in an abusive home. To make matters worse, Maddie is still haunted by the traumatic event that resulted in her mother’s death, which we learn about gradually through the course of the story.Because of her situation, Maddie is isolated from most of her peers at school, but as the novel begins she meets a new student, Jase, who seems determined to get to know her. Maddie initially shies away from Jase despite her attraction to him, but Jase is persistent and understanding, and gradually the two embark on a tentative relationship. I loved seeing Maddie with someone who really cared about her, but at the same time, it was so painful to see her constantly doubting both Jase’s and her own feelings and, really, not believing she deserves to be in a healthy relationship at all. Maddie feels like she’s broken and ruined because of what happened to her, and her pain is just so palpable that it’s hard to read at times, but I couldn’t stop reading either! There’s the constant threat that either Maddie will sabotage her own happiness with Jase, or that her stepfather and his criminal connections will end up interfering, and that sense of foreboding kept me eagerly but nervously turning the pages.Jase is an amazing, loyal, sensitive guy, and at times he seemed almost too good to be true, especially for a high-school boy. However, he does make one major error in judgment which, while it made my heart break even more for Maddie, also made his character much more believable. I was also very pleased that, after the dramatic events near the end of the novel, the story ended with great hope but also with realism. Both Maddie and the reader know that life isn’t a fairy tale, and that the road to recovery after trauma isn’t a smooth or easy one; but we also know that Maddie now has the strength and support she needs to travel that road. less

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