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Storm Clouds and Devastation
by Ashley James
“ᴡʜʏ ᴅᴏ ʜɪꜱ ɪᴄʏ ʙʟᴜᴇ ᴇʏᴇꜱ ᴄᴀʀʀʏ ᴀ ʟᴇᴠᴇʟ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴀᴅɴᴇꜱꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴄʀɪᴘᴘʟɪɴɢ?”
The prologue had me an emotional mess & then it continued to wreck me. Bodhi is working as a male escort when his newest client turns his whole world upside down; Jules comes into his life like a hurricane & falls hard for Bodhi almost instantly.
Bodhi is struggling with his mental health & an eating disorder when Jules re-enters his life & makes him feel like just maybe he might be worthy of love. It’s never that easy though; he can’t escape his intrusive thoughts & traumatic past no matter how much he shuts himself off from the world. Jules’ life is nowhere near perfect either though; his relationship with his family is fractured & he just needs this one thing for himself. He needs Bodhi.
“ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀᴜɪꜱᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀʀᴋꜱ ʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇꜱ ᴏɴ ᴍʏ ꜱᴋɪɴ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴍᴇ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ᴀʟɪᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴇᴇᴅᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰʀᴇᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴍʏ ᴏᴡɴ ᴅᴇᴍᴏɴꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇ ʟɪꜰᴇ. ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜɪꜱ ᴅᴀʀᴋ, ᴇɴᴅʟᴇꜱꜱ ᴇʏᴇꜱ ᴅʀɪɴᴋ ɪɴ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ɪɴᴄʜ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴇ, ɪ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ꜱᴇᴇɴ. ɪ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ᴡᴏʀᴛʜʏ.”
This book really hits you with all the feels. Bodhi’s struggle with self worth & depression felt so raw & Jules’ vulnerability made for some heartbreakingly, beautiful moments. The battle to their HEA both individually & together was well worth every tear.
“ɪ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪꜱᴇ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴀ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴅᴏᴇꜱɴ’ᴛ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴅʀᴏᴡɴɪɴɢ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴇxɪꜱᴛɪɴɢ ᴅᴏᴇꜱɴ’ᴛ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴅʏɪɴɢ.”
The prologue had me an emotional mess & then it continued to wreck me. Bodhi is working as a male escort when his newest client turns his whole world upside down; Jules comes into his life like a hurricane & falls hard for Bodhi almost instantly.
Bodhi is struggling with his mental health & an eating disorder when Jules re-enters his life & makes him feel like just maybe he might be worthy of love. It’s never that easy though; he can’t escape his intrusive thoughts & traumatic past no matter how much he shuts himself off from the world. Jules’ life is nowhere near perfect either though; his relationship with his family is fractured & he just needs this one thing for himself. He needs Bodhi.
“ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀᴜɪꜱᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀʀᴋꜱ ʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇꜱ ᴏɴ ᴍʏ ꜱᴋɪɴ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴍᴇ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ᴀʟɪᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴇᴇᴅᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰʀᴇᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴍʏ ᴏᴡɴ ᴅᴇᴍᴏɴꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇ ʟɪꜰᴇ. ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜɪꜱ ᴅᴀʀᴋ, ᴇɴᴅʟᴇꜱꜱ ᴇʏᴇꜱ ᴅʀɪɴᴋ ɪɴ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ɪɴᴄʜ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴇ, ɪ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ꜱᴇᴇɴ. ɪ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ᴡᴏʀᴛʜʏ.”
This book really hits you with all the feels. Bodhi’s struggle with self worth & depression felt so raw & Jules’ vulnerability made for some heartbreakingly, beautiful moments. The battle to their HEA both individually & together was well worth every tear.
“ɪ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪꜱᴇ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴀ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴅᴏᴇꜱɴ’ᴛ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴅʀᴏᴡɴɪɴɢ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴇxɪꜱᴛɪɴɢ ᴅᴏᴇꜱɴ’ᴛ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴅʏɪɴɢ.”