A review by karlie_maher123
Liberating Bells by Aria Harding

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

THIS REVIEW WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS
Liberating Bells is book two in the Loathing Ryan Duet. It carries on from the first book but 5 years later.
We are welcomed back to a world of many loveable characters and some not-so-loveable characters.
This book starts with Ryan returning due to some personal family stuff. When he comes home he still has feelings for Bells, but he soon finds out that she is in a relationship with
fuckface
Mark. But everything seems to go downhill from there when Ryan finds out that
Mark has been not only manipulating Bells but physically and mentally abusing her because Ryan is still in her life.
Ryan isn't the only one who notices this but also Bell's best friend Juliet. Because of this situation, Ryan
starts to become an alcoholic and drinks on a very regular basis to help numb his pain as he can do very little to help Bells.
In the second half of the book we see Bells realize that
the relationship she has with Mark is very toxic and abusive. We see her finally get the help she needs
We also see Ryan get help from his newfound friend Josie. We get to see how Ryan and Bells come back together from the hard times they have both been through and get the happy ending they rightfully deserve.

I once again love how Aria Harding has written this book and love the way she writes about these toxic situations and gives the characters the resources they need to get help.  I honestly have nothing bad to say about this book as the situations presented in this book I have not been through.

I also want to mention that I cant wait to read her other works and read whatever she writes next.


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