Hi everyone !!
Today I have the privilege of participating in my first blog tour. Thank you so much to Chapter by Chapter Blog Tours for including me and thank you to Mary Lindsey and Entangled Teen for an advanced ARC in exchange for my honest review.
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Haven
By: Mary Lindsey
Released: Nov 7, 2017
Kindle edition, 400 pages
“We all hold a beast inside. The only difference is what form it takes when freed.”
Rain Ryland has never belonged anywhere, He’s used to people judging him for his rough background, his intimidating size, and now, his orphan status. He’s always been on the outside, looking in, and he’s fine with that. Until he moves to New Wurzburg and meets Friederike Burkhart.
Freddie isn’t like normal teen girls, though. And someone wants her dead for it. Freddie warns he’d better stay far away if he wants to stay alive, but Rain’s never been good at running from trouble. For the first time, Rain has something worth fighting for, worth living for. Worth dying for.
This book was definitely a detour from the mystery and suspense novels that I’ve been 
reading the last few months, but I loved reading this and it still had enough suspense to keep me interested. You can’t help but sympathize with the main character, Rain, as his entire life has been difficult and he’s lived his life feeling as if he were a burden and the entire reason for his mother’s spiral into drugs and them being homeless.
Things are finally turning around for him when his Aunt Ruby agrees to let him stay with her after his mother passes away. Things are looking even better for him after the first time he sees Freddie and realizes she’s like no one he’s ever met before.
I enjoyed that this book had a strong female lead character who isn’t afraid to voice her opinions and to fight for what she believes in. Freddie also has some issues in her life and she is the perfect compliment to Rain.
Overall, I found this book to be enjoyable and am hoping there is another book coming as the ending was left open that the relationship between Rain and Freddie and both their histories can still be explored further. The underlying tone of this book is about discovering yourself and accepting who you are, no matter what that may be – something that many of us, I’m sure, struggle with at times. As the book progresses, you see Rain go from believing he is the root of everything bad in his life, to realizing that he has a purpose and something to fight for and he’s better than he ever gave himself credit for, a lesson we can all relate to.
It’s difficult for me to compare this to other books without giving away the plot line, but if you enjoy young adult fiction with a bit of a twist, then you will enjoy this book! This is perfect for fans of C. C. Hunter and Maggie Stiefvater 🙂
I wanna just lay low for a while without having to always watch my back or wonder what’s coming at me, you know?
Never had he been kissed like that – like the world revolved around that moment. And he wanted more. He wanted everything.
Mary Lindsey is a multi award-winning, RITA® nominated author of romance for adults and teens. She lives on an island in the middle of a river. Seriously, she does. When not writing, she wrangles her rowdy pack of three teens, two Cairn Terriers, and one husband.
Inexplicably, her favorite animal is the giant anteater and at one point, she had over 200 “pet” Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches. The roaches are a long story involving three science-crazed kids and a soft spot for rescue animals. The good news is, the “pet” roaches found a home… somewhere else.
Website: marylindsey.com
Twitter: @MaryL_MarissaC
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Instagram: @maryl_marissac
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