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Entice
by Ava Harrison
A Loving, Angst Filled & Thought Provoking Read...
I've written several times in my reviews this year about the concept of fate bringing people together for very specific reasons. This idea, that there is a partner, a most perfect life mate created for us by the universe at large. It's an intriguing concept, one I've pondered often throughout my forty-plus years on this planet.
However, even if you believe the universe creates a matching soul for every being, our literal "other half", a fated mate born designed to complete you. The reality exists that the pair still have to recognize it for themselves down here in the real world. And deeper still, they have to be brave enough to accept it, to allow it to play out, and to not let fear or uncertainty dissuade them from grabbing hold of it when they find it.
And THAT is what this book is really about.
Yes, "Entice" by Ava Harrison is, on the surface, an older man/younger woman "daddy" trope-sque story. Complete with some of the silly stereotypical "trope" trappings all too common within this domain. But wonderfully it also offers readers much beyond the typical. In fact "Entice" is more so, a book about overcoming fears. And not just everyday ordinary fears, this story is about overcoming the deeply rooted fears brought on by trauma. It's about overcoming those life experiences so troublingly, so damaging, that they literally stitch themselves into your soul and prevent you from truly living life, accepting and giving love, and being happy in the here and now.
And honestly it was hard to read. But not because it was a bad story, but rather, because it's was so painfully relatable. So straight forward and honest is Harrison's prose, the story will niggle at your mind for days. It will make you wonder about what you've allowed to pass you by in life because of fear. This book nonchalantly, unflinchingly strikes a proverbial chord by stroking your innermost insecurities. It reminds you that family traumas, especially with your parents, scar deeply and often permanently. And the inner battles often fought to overcome the emotional armor erected to protect ourselves from the pain, are hard to actually win.
And despite finding River to be a bit more whimpering and weak than truly necessary, I enjoyed this book immensely. It made me stop and ponder in addition to sigh longingly River and Grayson. And any romance that can easily intertwine a bigger message, a bigger meaning, and life lesson, is a good and necessary read in my opinion.
I've written several times in my reviews this year about the concept of fate bringing people together for very specific reasons. This idea, that there is a partner, a most perfect life mate created for us by the universe at large. It's an intriguing concept, one I've pondered often throughout my forty-plus years on this planet.
However, even if you believe the universe creates a matching soul for every being, our literal "other half", a fated mate born designed to complete you. The reality exists that the pair still have to recognize it for themselves down here in the real world. And deeper still, they have to be brave enough to accept it, to allow it to play out, and to not let fear or uncertainty dissuade them from grabbing hold of it when they find it.
And THAT is what this book is really about.
Yes, "Entice" by Ava Harrison is, on the surface, an older man/younger woman "daddy" trope-sque story. Complete with some of the silly stereotypical "trope" trappings all too common within this domain. But wonderfully it also offers readers much beyond the typical. In fact "Entice" is more so, a book about overcoming fears. And not just everyday ordinary fears, this story is about overcoming the deeply rooted fears brought on by trauma. It's about overcoming those life experiences so troublingly, so damaging, that they literally stitch themselves into your soul and prevent you from truly living life, accepting and giving love, and being happy in the here and now.
And honestly it was hard to read. But not because it was a bad story, but rather, because it's was so painfully relatable. So straight forward and honest is Harrison's prose, the story will niggle at your mind for days. It will make you wonder about what you've allowed to pass you by in life because of fear. This book nonchalantly, unflinchingly strikes a proverbial chord by stroking your innermost insecurities. It reminds you that family traumas, especially with your parents, scar deeply and often permanently. And the inner battles often fought to overcome the emotional armor erected to protect ourselves from the pain, are hard to actually win.
And despite finding River to be a bit more whimpering and weak than truly necessary, I enjoyed this book immensely. It made me stop and ponder in addition to sigh longingly River and Grayson. And any romance that can easily intertwine a bigger message, a bigger meaning, and life lesson, is a good and necessary read in my opinion.