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A review by kaydanielsromance
Dear Ava by Ilsa Madden-Mills
5.0
"My hard heart wants the glass heart in her."
I am wrecked.
Dear Ava will wreck all your emotions.
From the very beginning this book is emotional, gripping and riveting. Ilsa not only writes about an emotionally raw subject, but she captivated me with a relevant story that needs to be told.
I don't want to say too much in my review because it is clear from the very first chapter what this story revolves around. However, there are also heavy underlying sub-plots that wrap all around each other and are crucial to the overall ending of the book. So....forgive my vagueness, but you need to experience this emotional story for yourself and you also need to discover the accused Shark to enjoy the entire ride.
"Why can't a devil want an angel?"
Ava attends one of the richest schools in the state, but she does not come from the same background as the other students from Camden. She is able to attend the prep school on scholarship and that unfortunately makes her a target.
As much as she wants to be part of the crowd, it is made very clear during her junior year that she isn't. When she returns her senior year it is with a singular purpose, vengeance. She just doesn't know who she needs to extract that vengeance upon.
With no one to rely on except herself, she walks back into the lion's den. What she never counted on was a secret admirer who also might be the only person who ever really saw her for her. Could she have an ally or is this just a Shark trick?
"I know what it's like to be lonely. I know how it feels to walk into a room and feel as if no one really knows you."
Knox, Dane, Chance, and Liam; The top Sharks who run the school. You will be torn over each one, emotionally devastated by each one of them. But only one is a true thief of her heart. Ilsa really writes a whopper with this book and the emotional wringer will stay with you for a long time.
Dear Ava contains a lot of sensitive topics that could be hard for some readers to get past, but know that Ilsa writes everything with a purpose and nothing is graphic or written with insensitivity.
I am wrecked.
Dear Ava will wreck all your emotions.
From the very beginning this book is emotional, gripping and riveting. Ilsa not only writes about an emotionally raw subject, but she captivated me with a relevant story that needs to be told.
I don't want to say too much in my review because it is clear from the very first chapter what this story revolves around. However, there are also heavy underlying sub-plots that wrap all around each other and are crucial to the overall ending of the book. So....forgive my vagueness, but you need to experience this emotional story for yourself and you also need to discover the accused Shark to enjoy the entire ride.
"Why can't a devil want an angel?"
Ava attends one of the richest schools in the state, but she does not come from the same background as the other students from Camden. She is able to attend the prep school on scholarship and that unfortunately makes her a target.
As much as she wants to be part of the crowd, it is made very clear during her junior year that she isn't. When she returns her senior year it is with a singular purpose, vengeance. She just doesn't know who she needs to extract that vengeance upon.
With no one to rely on except herself, she walks back into the lion's den. What she never counted on was a secret admirer who also might be the only person who ever really saw her for her. Could she have an ally or is this just a Shark trick?
"I know what it's like to be lonely. I know how it feels to walk into a room and feel as if no one really knows you."
Knox, Dane, Chance, and Liam; The top Sharks who run the school. You will be torn over each one, emotionally devastated by each one of them. But only one is a true thief of her heart. Ilsa really writes a whopper with this book and the emotional wringer will stay with you for a long time.
Dear Ava contains a lot of sensitive topics that could be hard for some readers to get past, but know that Ilsa writes everything with a purpose and nothing is graphic or written with insensitivity.