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A review by shandra
When the Sun Goes Down by Erin Noelle
5.0
“You are the light that keeps me from being afraid of the dark.”
Quotes from books stand out to me when they completely encompass the message of entire work. That quote comes from the protagonist remembering her mother saying that to her which baffled her in that moment. She was a little girl. All she could think was how could she be the thing that made her mother feel safe when it was her mother who protected her?
All the way through the book, there's this sense of vague schizophrenia to it where the reader struggles to come to terms with where these two lives converge, how they could possibly mesh in any way with one another, and what the ultimate end goal of the book is going to be yet the main theme from both female's stories is about protection.
Kat has Leo who guards her on her nightly excursions out into the wilds of the city where she is fierce and fearless because he is there. She knows he's there. That assurance keeps her sultry self as bad as she wants to be. There is nothing Kat seems incapable of doing, no lines she won't cross, no bridges she won't burn because Leo will protect her. He's her nightlight in the darkness though I wonder if the light he casts didn't do anything more than illuminate the monster her quest for vengeance had turned her into.
On the other hand, Trina gets Lucca who protects her from every day humiliations, struggles with her tool of a boss who tries to coerce her into his bed, and dealing with social interaction outside of her carefully structured working life that begins at 8 AM and ends promptly at 3 PM. Lucca lights up the world for Trina so she can see that the sun? It's still shining in the sky during the day no matter what may happen when it goes down at night.
Lucca brings sunshine to the days of the shy teacher's life while Leo illuminates the darkness which Kat thrives in.
Both men serve as protectors for a woman who the reader isn't entirely certain needs protecting. That's what's compelling about both women: they're capable yet not all at once, both victim and violator, a Janus-faced coin.
Every moment of this read was packed with action and when it all begins to coalesce into one story? It's a unstoppable train, squealing down the tracks as the brakes fail and all the reader can do is hold onto the nearest grip-bar until the ride is over one way or another.
It's been a long time since I read a book that surprised me. This one was a shocking thrill-ride I'm glad I was able to take.
*Note: My review is based on a complimentary copy provided to This Redhead LOVES Books Blog in exchange for an honest opinion. I have since purchased it because I want to keep it in my collection to read again later for the sheer joy of the experience. Some books are worth a re-read. This one is worth more than one.*
5 Stars from me, Shandra Torbett, Reviewer for This Redhead LOVES Books Blog
Quotes from books stand out to me when they completely encompass the message of entire work. That quote comes from the protagonist remembering her mother saying that to her which baffled her in that moment. She was a little girl. All she could think was how could she be the thing that made her mother feel safe when it was her mother who protected her?
All the way through the book, there's this sense of vague schizophrenia to it where the reader struggles to come to terms with where these two lives converge, how they could possibly mesh in any way with one another, and what the ultimate end goal of the book is going to be yet the main theme from both female's stories is about protection.
Kat has Leo who guards her on her nightly excursions out into the wilds of the city where she is fierce and fearless because he is there. She knows he's there. That assurance keeps her sultry self as bad as she wants to be. There is nothing Kat seems incapable of doing, no lines she won't cross, no bridges she won't burn because Leo will protect her. He's her nightlight in the darkness though I wonder if the light he casts didn't do anything more than illuminate the monster her quest for vengeance had turned her into.
On the other hand, Trina gets Lucca who protects her from every day humiliations, struggles with her tool of a boss who tries to coerce her into his bed, and dealing with social interaction outside of her carefully structured working life that begins at 8 AM and ends promptly at 3 PM. Lucca lights up the world for Trina so she can see that the sun? It's still shining in the sky during the day no matter what may happen when it goes down at night.
Lucca brings sunshine to the days of the shy teacher's life while Leo illuminates the darkness which Kat thrives in.
Both men serve as protectors for a woman who the reader isn't entirely certain needs protecting. That's what's compelling about both women: they're capable yet not all at once, both victim and violator, a Janus-faced coin.
Every moment of this read was packed with action and when it all begins to coalesce into one story? It's a unstoppable train, squealing down the tracks as the brakes fail and all the reader can do is hold onto the nearest grip-bar until the ride is over one way or another.
It's been a long time since I read a book that surprised me. This one was a shocking thrill-ride I'm glad I was able to take.
*Note: My review is based on a complimentary copy provided to This Redhead LOVES Books Blog in exchange for an honest opinion. I have since purchased it because I want to keep it in my collection to read again later for the sheer joy of the experience. Some books are worth a re-read. This one is worth more than one.*
5 Stars from me, Shandra Torbett, Reviewer for This Redhead LOVES Books Blog