Guest Review by Jen
TITLE: Unchained Forgiveness
AUTHOR: Autumn Winchester
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 257 Pages
RELEASE DATE: February 10, 2022
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Warning – This book is dark. Contains triggers, and you will shed a tear or two….
The world is an ugly place.
I’d know. I’ve been there.
Rotting in hell, held captive by bonds I never would have thought to exist.
My life was pretty awful before… and after, it was even worse.
One night.
That was all it took to change my life.
The second destroyed it.
REVIEW:
I’m always up for a good dark, damaged characters getting second chances story, so I was pretty quick to say yes to this one. While the story line is definitely dark, I was expecting more details and focus on what had happened to Emery and Enzo.
The story starts by introducing us to Ryker who is semi-retired from law enforcement but is in a position to help provide support to the nearby safe house. Then we meet Enzo, a young man who was recently recovered from captivity when he was left for dead by his captors. It is clear from the get go that Enzo really belongs in a facility that can look after him more closely, as he is barely functioning at this point. Ryker makes it his mission to help Enzo in his recovery. I really liked where the story was going at this point.
Then, we meet Enzo, Emery’s co-captive whom Emery believed he had killed. Enzo and Emery were used and made to do things to each other for the entertainment of their captors. Needless to say, his appearance caused a bit of a tizzy. Enzo is also extremely fearful of men and doesn’t take very kindly to Ryker, who, at this point, has earned the trust of Ryker.
This is a bit of a triangle as far as the relationship goes. Ryker and Emery have not done anything together but cuddle, etc. and there are issues with one wanting to do more but doesn’t want to pressure, etc. Luckily, the communication breakdown is handled fairly quickly and they all work to get on the same page.
There is a bit of a strange side story with Emery’s parents. I was skeptical due to their behavior, but the men handled everything as well as could be expected.
This was my first experience with this author, and I really enjoyed her style. It was easy to read and flowed well. I was hoping for more details from captivity, etc., but that’s just me being greedy. I will definitely be looking for more from Ms. Winchester in the future.
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