The Lonely by Tara Brown
Genre: Dark, NA-College, Erotica, BDSM, Romance, Adult Fiction 18+.
Published: February 2013
Length: 356 pages
Book Format: Amazon Kindle
4.5 out of 5 Stars (I loved everything about this one)
When I bought The Lonely, I thought I was going to read a book about a nice girl, who struggles with her OCD that goes away to college with her best friend. At college, she was going to meet a hot guy, date him and fall in love with maybe a little bit of drama here and there. Yeah, maybe it started that way, but it did not continue that way. About 33%, the book took a 180 degree turn and my brain had to “adjust” to what was happening. How did we go from a nice contemporary romance to THIS?
That is what made this book awesome. The author did not wait until the typical 51% to get to the main plot of the story. It happens when you least expect it.
If you want to know what the story is about, here is what I think I can give you.
We meet Emalyn Spicer who lives with “the lonely.”
“It’s what I call the lonely. It creeps up whenever I’m uncomfortable. It freezes me up. I feel it enter new places with me, like it’s in the bag I packed.”
She wants to be “normal” and decides to go away to college with her best friend, Shell, for a New Leaf. Emalyn has a Mr. Uncle Daddy Benefactor that takes care of her. He pays for her school, he hires a driver to take her anywhere and everywhere, he texts and calls her anytime she makes a move without letting him know first. He knows where she is day and night, BUT she has never met him in person.
“Maybe he is Big Brother and I am in 1984.”
While at college, Emalyn meets Sebastian. Sebastian is kind, loving and everything “normal” she is looking for. However, then all the darkness that she has been hiding inside her brain comes out to the surface and again the unthinkable happens to her.
“All of this has been planned to free you. You were never going to get better.”
FOUR words….this book was AWESOME!!!!!
I didn’t know what was going to happen even though I read several reviews. However, I was captured by Emalyn’s emotions and what she was going through.
“I can’t help but wonder if there was ever love and peace inside of me? Was I always so filled with fear and pain? Was there ever a time when someone held me in their arms and made me feel safe?”
I loved the writing style. I loved that even though it was written in first person, there was NO unnecessary inner dialogue. There are so many wonderful quotes, I wish I could share more, but it would give away the story and I do not want to do that.
The author took me on an amazing ride. I laughed, I cried, I held my breath. Not a dull moment in this book.
To Tara Brown: Thank you for writing this amazing story and I cannot wait for the companion/sequel.
- Did I skim? No. I took my time reading this book. I did not want to miss one word.
- Did I feel connected to the characters? Yes. Many times, my heart broke into a thousand pieces.
- Will I reread? Yes, probably before the sequel comes out.
- Pace of the story? Perfect.
- Positives: I did not know where the story was going. With so many twists and turns, I had no idea how it was going to end. I love that in a book.
- Negatives: I didn’t understand why certain things happened the way they did, but I am hoping a lot will be answered in the sequel. I can’t say what they are since I do not want to give anything away.
- Do I recommend? Drop what you are reading and start reading this book!
The sequel, The Lost Boy, comes out this Summer 2013. I. CAN. NOT. WAIT!!!!
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