They say when you take revenge against another you
lose a part of your innocence.
But I’m not innocent.
I haven’t been for a very long time.
My innocence was stolen from me. Taken was the life I was supposed to have. The soul I was born with. The ruby heart embedded in a life full of hopes and dreams.
Gone.
Vanished.
I never even had a choice.
I mourn that life. Mourn the what-ifs.
Until now.
I’m ready to take back what was always meant to be mine.
But every plan has a fatal flaw. Sometimes it’s the heart.
I haven’t been for a very long time.
My innocence was stolen from me. Taken was the life I was supposed to have. The soul I was born with. The ruby heart embedded in a life full of hopes and dreams.
Gone.
Vanished.
I never even had a choice.
I mourn that life. Mourn the what-ifs.
Until now.
I’m ready to take back what was always meant to be mine.
But every plan has a fatal flaw. Sometimes it’s the heart.
**Due to the dark and explicit nature of this book, it is
recommended for mature audiences only.*
6 Mind Bending ★★★★★★
“They say when you take
revenge against another you lose your innocence.”
Someone throw me a lifeline, as
trying to write this review, is like drowning in Bang all over again. Before I
even begin to attempt to put my thoughts down regarding Bang, I need to get
this off my chest… Ready??? What The Flipping H*ll Just F#*king Happened???? Strong reaction?
Overkill you say? Not even close. Bang is a story that will blow you away. Pun
Intended. Bang is so incredibly disturbing; it will make you shiver, shake, cry
and squirm. The nature of this book is dark and disturbing; you have been
warned, entering into this one.
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Nina. Where to even begin? I’m
not even really sure. Imagine the worst possible childhood you can possibly conjure
and then multiply it by 1000. Only then you may begin to understand the
unimaginable hell this woman has survived in her lifetime. She exsists, however
she is disturbed, and this is putting it mildly. The mind and body can only
withstand so much before it begins to fracture. Nina’s mind is a disconcerting
and twisted place to spend any length of time, however, that being said, it’s
through no fault of her own. Nina’s life has been an incomprehensible
nightmare. From the young age of 5 when her entire universe is obliterated Nina
has no hopes of a normal life.
“And that’s the moment when
you realize that hopes and dreams are as fucked up as the fairytales.”
She is but one of the many
complex characters living within this story. Bennett, Pike, Declan. Pike,
disturbed and broken, but devoted in every possible way. Obsessed and
hopelessly in love. Bennett I loved in spite of everything. He was incredibly
devoted to his wife, or appeared to be… Declan. I fell head over heels in love
with Declan, from the moment we met. That first encounter was magical. Of all
the men in Nina’s life, Declan was the only one I deem as worthy. Every single
one of them are vivid, fascinating, and very much alive within the pages of
Bang, however this is Nina’s story. First and foremost. Powerful from the word
Preface, E.K. Blair takes you as the reader on an emotional, gut turning, mind
ravaging journey. I knew from that
moment I was in for it. I turned looked at the hubs and was like, “WHOA”. No
joke.
“The heart is a weapon
- a self-inflicting weapon – that if not
trained properly, can destroy a person.”
The entire length of Bang my
heart ached for Nina, my stomach roiled, my brain struggled to keep up with all
that was taking place, all within one very potent, frightening and disturbing
read. The author takes us not only into her twisted world, but she refuses to
relinquish you once she has you there. You are a prisoner of her words. I have
read some truly mind thrashing books, but Bang will truly and honestly *uck
with your mind. The plot is incredibly intricate and complex. It is not simply
a story of vengeance and revenge, it’s also about love, it’s about struggling
to find redemption, about making choices, and it’s about survival and death.
It’s about betrayal, and loyalty. Relationships that are truly toxic, and the
lengths to which a person can be driven to, when backed into a corner without
any hope of escape. Bang gives some of the most brutal and sinister scenes I
have ever read. I had a physical and very real reaction to what Nina is forced
to endure. Traumatized and brutalized in more ways than I could ever imagine.
“And now I lie here
crumbling into a million pieces. I’ll never be whole again. I’ll never forgive
the world for this.”
Years later, escape, loathing,
scheming, obsessing…
“You will not feel. You will
not feel. You will not feel.”
Bang is so many things all
rolled into one it’s impossible for me to attempt to describe. It is flawlessly
written, powerful, poignant, and consuming. You will be completely bewitched
and enchanted by the words on the page, flipping the pages and devouring every
word. The heart pounding tension that culminates towards the heart stopping and
jaw dropping cliff hanger will leave you breathless, and broken. I was sobbing
and inconsolable in the end. I sat there repeating “I can’t believe that just
happened, why?? WHY?? WHY??” My husband then asks if the book broke me? Yes. E.K.
Blair broke me, how freaking amazeballs is that? I may need therapy and a
support group to recover from this experience. I need Echo and Hush right now.
READ Bang, it is
one of the very best books I’ve EVER had the joy of reading.
USA Today bestselling author and International bestselling author,
E.K. Blair takes her readers on an emotional roller coaster with her FADING
series. A former first grade teacher with an imagination that runs wild.
Daydreaming and zoning out is how she was often found in high school. Blair
tends to drift towards everything dark and moody. Give her a character and she
will take pleasure in breaking them down, digging into their core to find what
lies underneath.
Aside from writing, E.K.
Blair finds pleasure in music, drinking her Starbucks in peace, and spending
time with her friends. She's a thinker, an artist, a wife, a mom, and
everything in between.
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