AnguiSH by Lila Felix Review

Anguish was the status quo, until she walked in.
Breaker James Collins is confined in a prison of his own making. Scarred doesn’t begin to define his hell since finding out his girlfriend had cheated, stolen, and lied two years ago. It led to a single event—one that would blacken his days and his nights from then on. Since then, he hasn’t left his house, crippled by fear of people and any social interaction.
Ashland talks too much and has the voice of a meth-laden prairie dog, or so she’s always been told. She’s been called annoying and irritating all of her life and gave up on having friends for a long time. College has given her a new lease on a social life and she’s embraced who she is. But now she’s waiting for the one guy who can take her breath away and put up with her antics.
A simple note pinned to a corkboard will lead Ash right to Breaker’s solitary world and she will learn that just because a guy doesn’t fit her ideal, doesn’t mean she won’t fall head over feet in love.

My Take:

4 Stars

Would I recommend to others: yes

Appropriate for 14 and under:  no

Language and sexual content:  small amount of both

This book has sat on my Kindle for a while, being as I normally enjoy reading paranormal more and contemporary not so much.  I kept hearing so much about this book, so I decided to unbury it and read it.

The story drug in a few places for me, hence the reason for the 4 stars.  There were a few times that I thought "why do I need to know this", but it wasn't enough to stop me from reading.  I enjoyed learning about agoraphobia, I have a relative that suffers from it, and it was interesting to me to get inside Breaker's head.  Breaker's character facinated me, the way he was and the way he grew.  I found myself almost rushing through Ashland's dialog to get to his thoughts and inner core.  I could've fallen in love with this boy, he had it all, even with disorder.

Ashland was easy for me to relate to.  I've often been told that I talk too much and end up giving an hour long dialog where only a 5 minute explanation would've sufficed.  I love that she was a flawed character as well, I don't think a perfect woman would've been able to get through to Breaker like Ash did.  I loved how he was constantly complimenting her on parts that she hated about herself.  And his little speech about that?  I almost swoon.  What a hunk.

All in all, I really enjoyed the book and I'd recommend for others to read it.  I liked it enough that I'll read other works from Ms. Felix.

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