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A review by dinohakari
Hidden Scars by Andi Jaxon
5.0
I have no idea where to start. Not a single clue. I've read a couple of [a:Andi Jaxon|17435346|Andi Jaxon|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1539659775p2/17435346.jpg] books, and I knew it wasn't going to be a pleasant experience. At least until you get to the HEA. But, OMG...
Despite having read it, and re-read it, some paragraphs still don't make sense to me. I mean, I can't imagine, it doesn't enter my head, how a father can do something like that... I even tried to get into Preston's mind and imagine what he was feeling, and no, it was impossible. It got too painful.
It's not the first book with similar situations that I've read, (and I don't want to say what kind of situations because I want to avoid spoilers) and it doesn't stop being difficult every time I come across a story as emotional as this one.
Preston is full of anguish and hatred for what he has to live. He is damaged, one would say irrevocably, and he is counting down the days until he can be free of his father, though he doesn't believe there is a light at the end of the road, until he meets Jeremy.
Jeremy is an easy going boy, with a happy and fulfilling life, although inside, he craves more than he gets with his best friend who is also his fuck buddy. But then he meets Preston and just as Preston gets to see and fill those cravings, so Jeremy gets to see through the cracks in Preston's armor to what lies beneath.
As their relationship deepens, Jeremy learns more about what Preston has been through and tries to offer him as much comfort as he can. He provides him with a safe place, a shelter, and Preston holds on tight to Jeremy in order to survive.
It is a painful story of a soul full of scars that hurt more than those that are worn on the surface. But it is also a story of resilience, of triumphing over those fears that paralyze and leave trembling with terror, and yet, that push to want to live more and more. Because Preston, despite feeling empty, believing himself useless and with nothing to offer, never gave up. And it is a story of hope, because Jeremy knew how to see beyond Preston's defensive wall, and he knew how to wait and give him strength when he needed it the most.-
I was given an advance copy and voluntarily wrote a review.
Despite having read it, and re-read it, some paragraphs still don't make sense to me. I mean, I can't imagine, it doesn't enter my head, how a father can do something like that... I even tried to get into Preston's mind and imagine what he was feeling, and no, it was impossible. It got too painful.
It's not the first book with similar situations that I've read, (and I don't want to say what kind of situations because I want to avoid spoilers) and it doesn't stop being difficult every time I come across a story as emotional as this one.
Preston is full of anguish and hatred for what he has to live. He is damaged, one would say irrevocably, and he is counting down the days until he can be free of his father, though he doesn't believe there is a light at the end of the road, until he meets Jeremy.
Jeremy is an easy going boy, with a happy and fulfilling life, although inside, he craves more than he gets with his best friend who is also his fuck buddy. But then he meets Preston and just as Preston gets to see and fill those cravings, so Jeremy gets to see through the cracks in Preston's armor to what lies beneath.
As their relationship deepens, Jeremy learns more about what Preston has been through and tries to offer him as much comfort as he can. He provides him with a safe place, a shelter, and Preston holds on tight to Jeremy in order to survive.
It is a painful story of a soul full of scars that hurt more than those that are worn on the surface. But it is also a story of resilience, of triumphing over those fears that paralyze and leave trembling with terror, and yet, that push to want to live more and more. Because Preston, despite feeling empty, believing himself useless and with nothing to offer, never gave up. And it is a story of hope, because Jeremy knew how to see beyond Preston's defensive wall, and he knew how to wait and give him strength when he needed it the most.-
I was given an advance copy and voluntarily wrote a review.