Furthermore, the ending was hurried and I think things could have been more cleared up between the main characters.

Release (The Release Series): Martinez, Aly: 9781655755026

I will say, there were definitely some surprises thrown into this book that I was not at all expecting. Everlasting, strengthening love that salvages and rescues, gives you a hand and pulls you out of the depths of despair, one that waits out the 12 year sentence and then persistently dodges all bricks and bats. Then, nearly 12 years ago, that awful thing happens to the heroine she is raped, the hero goes to prison and as far as we know, he killed the guy who raped the girl he loved but the truth comes out much later and it is an infuriating revelation. This wasn't as heavy as some of her previous other books, but the emotions were on point and the detail was exceptional. What she went through under false assumption and her pining away for 12 years for him and then to find out the truth?The woman will tug at every heart string you have and then turn your world upside down with a twist you never see coming.

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Leo however also has his own fair share of imperfection, which could be the reason why I fell for him to begin with. I feel like their innocence and growth from young kids to teenagers was such an organic and natural progression and she really nailed their mannerisms and actions.While you're reading and feeling quite safe and optimistic, all of a sudden you're left reeling and flailing and wondering WTF just happened. The storyline makes it so that your emotions get tackled a little bit considering everything that happened, the violence, the lost time the suffering and the loneliness. RELEASE is a complete standalone with new characters that will give you all the feels, some humor, intense storytelling and a beautiful story about soulmates who deserve their HEA. The relationship in this was very strong and this book was as much about their development as it was about their second chance in the future. And in his first letter from prison, he urged me to move on, claiming that he didn’t love me anymore.

Release | Author Aly Martinez

However, I hate it when a woman pursues a man so hard, I prefer it the other way around so although I loved our heroine and believed that the guy had some good intentions in pushing her away, I didn’t enjoy their story taking all these turns. I was disappointed of how Ramsey became because of my love for him as a child and my expectations for him as an adult. Overcome by bitterness and fury, I spent four years trying to run away from the memories—until I met a broken woman who gave me a reason to stop.After a brutal night that resulted in Ramsey going to prison for that amount of time, Thea is now looking forward to having to having her best friend back in her arms.