Book Talk Review; Chasing Dragonflies

Beautiful book with an unexpected ending. 

Six years in captivity.

Six years locked away from the world

Finally, after all these years Maddie finds her freedom. But is one ever truly free of their past?

It feels like she has woken from a deep slumber and the whole world has changed. She barely recognises her own reflection, everyone has moved on.

Nothing is the same.

The man she loved, who she thought was lost forever, is still alive.

Is this her second chance at life?

Maddie wants to go out in the world, everyone wants to hold her back.

Does she have the courage to move forward and find peace in her life, despite what others want from her? Only she can decide.

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Chasing Dragonflies picks up in Maddie's POV shortly after the events of Collecting Scars. Those first few chapters are hard. I shed a lot of tears in the beginning. 

After enduring years of neglect from the person who is supposed to love her the most, Maddie is finally free. But that doesn't mean everything is ok. 

Maddie must learn how to survive in a world that moved on without her. 

Tee Smith knows how to pull at my heart strings. A story of this nature is not easy to pull off, but Tee made it seem like it was. She had good characters with a good storyline, all together it made for an enjoyable read. 

Though I am a little shocked at that ending. Because seriously?! That ending is going to be the death of me. I need the next installment! 

The love story because Maddie and Dex is so sweet, so perfect. Both have been hurt. Both have pasts that changed them in terrible ways, but that doesn't stop them from finding love, even if they can't let go at first. 

Tee Smith has such a sweet style of writing, it's so easy to read and you can easily get lost in the way the words flow almost effortlessly. Complex writing styles get stiff after a while, so I'm glad that this book is an easy read. 

Though just because the word flow is easy doesn't mean that the subject matter is. No, Tee Smith did a brilliant job with the way she constructed this book. 

The characters are loveable. The story while hard at times is beautiful. 

I cannot wait to see where the world created in Collecting Scars and Chasing Dragonflies goes.

-Abri

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Could two broken people come together to make a whole?

Yes, bad shit has happened to you, bad shit happens, but you can't choose to let it rule your life.