Lisa (a.k.a. Mel) is haunted by her past. Despite the fact that she ran and established a new identity she is still emotionally crippled by events in her past that cause her deep remorse and shame. Lisa has tried hard to keep the truth hidden, forgotten, but it is all starting to catch up with her. She lives in fear that all her indiscretions and decisions she made when she was young and vulnerable will come barreling out into the open for all to see. When the past finally does start to unravel reemerge, Lisa begins the descent back into the fiery pits of hell that consumed her for so long. The memories, the darkness and the desperation all start to claw at her threatening to pull her under for good. When Tristan comes into Lisa’s life he somehow provides a beacon of light for her, a way out of the dark. But Tristan is harboring his own secrets that can destroy Lisa. Can he guide Lisa out from under the storm or will their relationship be yet another experience in Lisa’s life that will cause her shame?
My Thoughts...
There are not enough words to describe how beautifully heartbreaking and moving this book is. Shame is simply RAW. The truth hurts. The past cannot be changed. Mistakes and regrets are a lessons to be learned. And everyone has lived a life of SHAME. This novel mixes the light humor that you have come to love from Rachel Van Dyken and mixes in a darkness that I thought really gave a depth to the novel. The characters not only were wonderfully presented to us, but the more we got to know them the more we related to them. What I truly love about this book it reminds us all the past cannot be changed, forgotten, edited or erased. It can only be accepted. It should not define, destroy, deter, or defeat you. It should only strengthen you to be a better person inside and out. Shame broke my heart, twisted it and slowly piece by piece taped it back together.
My Thoughts...
There are not enough words to describe how beautifully heartbreaking and moving this book is. Shame is simply RAW. The truth hurts. The past cannot be changed. Mistakes and regrets are a lessons to be learned. And everyone has lived a life of SHAME. This novel mixes the light humor that you have come to love from Rachel Van Dyken and mixes in a darkness that I thought really gave a depth to the novel. The characters not only were wonderfully presented to us, but the more we got to know them the more we related to them. What I truly love about this book it reminds us all the past cannot be changed, forgotten, edited or erased. It can only be accepted. It should not define, destroy, deter, or defeat you. It should only strengthen you to be a better person inside and out. Shame broke my heart, twisted it and slowly piece by piece taped it back together.