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A review by raciethereader
Rise by Dylan Allen
4.0
I started hearing about this book several weeks ago from my trusted book friends and one of my favorite author. I was immediately intrigued because the book has diverse characters and is set in London. Knowing this is a debut author, I was a bit nervous, despite hearing such good things. Through my book friends, I was offered an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
We meet Adelaide Hassan on the day her life falls apart at the age of 13. Her father is implicated in stealing millions and disappears, leaving Addie, her mom, and her sisters to deal with the media fallout. We catch up with Addie fresh out of law school and working a dream job in London. Her name has been changed to Adelaide Dennis and she is trying to distance herself from anything to do with her father who is still in hiding.
By chance, Addie meets Simon through mutual friends. There is instant attraction. Simon knows he has no room in his life for dating however. Simon has just gained custody of an infant nephew burned to his drug addicted sister in jail. Simon and his brother are doing their best to care for Henry, while also dealing with their memories of neglect from their mother who is also incarcerated.
The romance between Addie and Simon involves a bit of angst as they both deal with their feelings toward each other and the complications n their lives. My favorite thing to see in books is character growth and development and we get that from Addie and Simon. The romance is sweet, and Simon is a dirty talker so the sex scenes are hot.
We meet Adelaide Hassan on the day her life falls apart at the age of 13. Her father is implicated in stealing millions and disappears, leaving Addie, her mom, and her sisters to deal with the media fallout. We catch up with Addie fresh out of law school and working a dream job in London. Her name has been changed to Adelaide Dennis and she is trying to distance herself from anything to do with her father who is still in hiding.
By chance, Addie meets Simon through mutual friends. There is instant attraction. Simon knows he has no room in his life for dating however. Simon has just gained custody of an infant nephew burned to his drug addicted sister in jail. Simon and his brother are doing their best to care for Henry, while also dealing with their memories of neglect from their mother who is also incarcerated.
The romance between Addie and Simon involves a bit of angst as they both deal with their feelings toward each other and the complications n their lives. My favorite thing to see in books is character growth and development and we get that from Addie and Simon. The romance is sweet, and Simon is a dirty talker so the sex scenes are hot.