Review of Let Me Go by L.L. Akers
Reviewed by A.C. Haury
Overall Rating: 5/5 Stars
- Print Length: 276 pages
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00DSWNIN8
- Purchase Link:http://www.amazon.com/Let-Me-Go-ebook/dp/B00DSWNIN8/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1373375594&sr=1-1&keywords=let+me+go+l.l.+akers
Synopsis:
A Scarlet dragonfly tattoo-meant to be a beautiful family mark of freedom, instead becomes a prophetic brand for those who wear it, to forever be suffering. Wounded and broken, twin sisters, Gabriella and Olivia, find themselves flittering back into the cycle of abuse that relentlessly clings to their family, a reality they can never seem to escape.
Deeply evocative, Let Me Go is a coming-of-age story: the struggles of one mother and her daughters trying to survive life--marred by abuse and misplaced blame--and their need to reach peace, forgiveness, and reconciliation.
One mother and her daughters, bound by blood--torn apart by abuse. They begin their lives intertwined but are forced to fight for their survivals separately, struggling to hide their fear and shame from each other and the world.
One of these women finds herself trapped--alone--and she battles to survive in the terrifying darkness. With long hours of nothing to do but wait in fear, she grapples through her obscure dreams and memories of the past, sorting which memory belongs to whom: physically harmed, mentally damaged, raped, sexually abused, an unwanted pregnancy... and even the vivid memory of a dangerous dance with death in a last attempt to escape the shambles and horrors of a seemingly unchangeable situation. The twins dive blindly--and much too early--into adulthood. They are soon followed by their younger sister, Emma, all running from a not-so-idyllic past; chasing the happiness they believe they will find, by abandoning their childhoods to be 'grown-up' and start their new lives.
Deeply evocative, Let Me Go is a coming-of-age story: the struggles of one mother and her daughters trying to survive life--marred by abuse and misplaced blame--and their need to reach peace, forgiveness, and reconciliation.
One mother and her daughters, bound by blood--torn apart by abuse. They begin their lives intertwined but are forced to fight for their survivals separately, struggling to hide their fear and shame from each other and the world.
One of these women finds herself trapped--alone--and she battles to survive in the terrifying darkness. With long hours of nothing to do but wait in fear, she grapples through her obscure dreams and memories of the past, sorting which memory belongs to whom: physically harmed, mentally damaged, raped, sexually abused, an unwanted pregnancy... and even the vivid memory of a dangerous dance with death in a last attempt to escape the shambles and horrors of a seemingly unchangeable situation. The twins dive blindly--and much too early--into adulthood. They are soon followed by their younger sister, Emma, all running from a not-so-idyllic past; chasing the happiness they believe they will find, by abandoning their childhoods to be 'grown-up' and start their new lives.
Review:
"Let Me Go" by L.L. Akers is a beautifully written novel with many surprising twists and turns that kept me interested from the very beginning. I loved the characters, both beautiful and flawed, and I felt as if I knew them personally. I do not give out five stars lightly, but this was an excellent book that will appeal to readers of fantasy and mystery alike, and I simply could not bring myself to rate "Let Me Go" with anything less that 5 stars. I highly recommend this book. Brilliant job by L.L. Akers.
Great Review!!
ReplyDeleteYes. You will definitely have to read it!
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