He left me shattered and mentally scarred. Our divorce should have healed those emotional wounds. It didn't.
Nine months have passed, and I am still trying to piece together my life that was torn to shreds. I am a shell of the person I once was.
GRIEF -
Shrouds me in a cloak of darkness, isolates me from family and friends, and barely leaves me treading water. The only thing keeping me afloat is my rambunctious three-year old son, River.
FATE -
Brings Liam Bowers into my life. He offers me everything my ex did not - love, adoration, romance and peace.
TROUBLE -
Slithers it's way back into my life, threatening to kidnap the only glimpse of happiness I have found.
My past and future are colliding, and I am afraid the only fatality will be...me.
review
4.5 stars
5 Stages of Riley Winters is an powerful tale of a woman trying to pull herself out of the hell that has become her life.
It's highly emotional and at times I found myself wanting to smack some sense into Riley.
Liam makes up for her occasional stupidity.
He's truly amazing. Patient, kind, honest, trustworthy, an did I mention patient? That's something he really needed to be to get through to Riley, the road she traveled was a rough one and I understood her hesitancy where Liam was concerned but he had more than proved himself to her and yet she still kept the most important information to herself. I understand being afraid and pushing Liam away to protect him seemed like a half decent idea initially but River was threatened as well and he should have been her priority. Keeping him safe meant not hiding what she was going through. Had she reported it sooner River may not have gone through what he did towards the end of the book.
This is also one of the few books where I felt relieved when a character died, in this case it was the best for the story and remaining characters.
This was my first RD Berg book and I'm thoroughly impressed and look forward to reading more soon.
RD Berg lives in the great state of Texas with her three boys who drive her to the brink of insanity most days. She loves to read, write and watch her two favorite shows, Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead. When she isn’t enthralled with a novel or a gory show, you can find her in the stands loudly cheering on her boys at their basketball and football games. She has three strong beliefs in life; Vanilla cake and Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla ice cream should be a major food group, Halloween should be celebrated every month, and Harry Potter’s birthday should be a national holiday.
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