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Clipped Wings by Helena Hunting
4.0
First off - if you are thinking to read this series, the first two books are required to be read in order and the first ends in a cliff hanger! So be sure to have both of them when reading!
I headed back into the backlist to pick up this book and the writing amazing. Tenley and Hayden are both these incredibly broken characters. They have been through so much in their lives and are hiding deep secrets of their own, feeling undeserving of love. I felt so many emotions while I was reading this book and really hoped that both characters would discover their self worth and feelings of deserving to be loved. There were lots of subplots going on this book, especially related to Tenley and Hayden's pasts, I felt like I moved from one emotional rollercoaster, to another. It was rough.
I really liked that Helena Hunting took us deep into the world of tattooing and piercing and also showed that just because a person is tattooed or pierced, they are not deviants. Tattooing was a huge part of who Hayden was and the exploration of getting a tattoo as catharsis and healing was very powerful.
I did find that Tenley was her own worst enemy at times. She was dealing with these big things, but her lack of self worth felt very "rich girl" at times. I understood some of where she was coming from, but other times I just shook my head.
Overall, I liked the book and immediately picked up the next in the series to finish off the cliffhanger and find out what happened to Tenley and Hayden!
I headed back into the backlist to pick up this book and the writing amazing. Tenley and Hayden are both these incredibly broken characters. They have been through so much in their lives and are hiding deep secrets of their own, feeling undeserving of love. I felt so many emotions while I was reading this book and really hoped that both characters would discover their self worth and feelings of deserving to be loved. There were lots of subplots going on this book, especially related to Tenley and Hayden's pasts, I felt like I moved from one emotional rollercoaster, to another. It was rough.
I really liked that Helena Hunting took us deep into the world of tattooing and piercing and also showed that just because a person is tattooed or pierced, they are not deviants. Tattooing was a huge part of who Hayden was and the exploration of getting a tattoo as catharsis and healing was very powerful.
I did find that Tenley was her own worst enemy at times. She was dealing with these big things, but her lack of self worth felt very "rich girl" at times. I understood some of where she was coming from, but other times I just shook my head.
Overall, I liked the book and immediately picked up the next in the series to finish off the cliffhanger and find out what happened to Tenley and Hayden!