Shame by Ainsley Booth available everywhere

 5 stars



This story tackles one of the biggest taboos in romance, cheating. It does it as realistically as can be done in a book, in that, it recognizes that things aren’t always black and white. Life really is lived in the varying shades of grey, and that is where Grace and Luke are for this book. Sometimes, you can feel the darkness enclosing them, and it may be comforting, or it may be overwhelming, but it is that same darkness for both. Other times things are so bright, they are blinding, and again, it is either in happiness or stark pain. The rest of the time, you feel the shadows and the murkiness that is hanging over, and around, our characters, and their story. Sometimes it is heavy and dank, other times it is light and sparkles, but it is always there. I loved Grace and Luke’s story because it didn’t have villains or heroes, it was a story about two people who had flaws. It was a love story that was made over time, fell apart over time, and had a breaking point. I loved Grace and Luke because of their commitment to themselves, their own betterment, and their own wants and needs after that break. That path took them where they needed to be, and that ended up being with each other <3


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