Book Review: A Brand New Ending
Media Type: Ebook
Title: A Brand New Ending
Author: S.A. Rolls
Publisher: Self-published
Pages: Paperback; 532
Release Date: April 9, 2013
Source: Author / Promotional Tour
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Content Screening: Mild Violence; Sexual Situations
HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart
Recommended to: Readers who enjoy contemporary fiction with a bit of a twist.
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“Phoenix Harper never imagined her life would come to this: A life not worth living anymore.
After a failed suicide attempt, Phoenix is sent to be observed at a local psychiatric hospital. There she meets Braeden Harris, a hospital aide with his own haunting past.
Not long after their first encounter, they feel an unexplainable pull towards one another. Will fate bring them together, or will outside forces tear them apart?”
I have such mixed feelings about this book. I’ll admit that the first few pages definitely drew me in. We meet Phoenix at the end of her rope. Her home life is so dark, so unshakably awful, that she feels the only way to escape is to end it altogether. I felt for her from page one, and I didn’t even really know her yet. However once the book moves forward, S.A. Rolls switches to alternating point-of-view between Braedan and Harper. I wouldn’t have minded this, but both of them are in first person. This means no easy way to distinguish between the two of them as they share their stories. It made staying in the story a little tough.
FTC Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review. I was not monetarily compensated for my opinion.