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    Flawed
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    Flawed

    Written by Tracy Wolff

    Narrated by Kasha Kensington and Iggy Toma

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    I told myself I'd never trust Miles Girard, no matter how brilliant or sexy he may be. His sister, Chloe-Ethan Frost's wife-is my best friend, but I know just how low Miles will stoop to get what he wants. Now he's the last thing I want: my boss.

    Growing up, I had it all-except for the sense that I belonged. And when a mistake from my past surfaces in the press, my parents don't hesitate to cut me off.

    But surprisingly, Miles offers me a helping hand.

    Before I know it, our relationship turns unprofessional in the hottest ways. Of course, he still drives me crazy. But when I'm dealt the ultimate blow, Miles is there for me. And maybe he's the one I've been looking for all along.

    Contains mature themes.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateFeb 14, 2017
    ISBN9781515987703
    Flawed
    Author

    Tracy Wolff

    Tracy Wolff collects books, English degrees and lipsticks. At six she wrote her first short story and ventured into the world of girls’ lit. By ten she’d read everything in the young adult and classics sections of her local bookstore, so started on romance novels. And from the first page, she'd found her life-long love. Tracy lives in Texas with her husband and three sons, where she writes and teaches at the local college. She can be reached online at www.tracywolff.com.

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    • 4/5
      I received this book as a ARC for an honest review for netgalley. This is my first Ethan Frost book.. But it will not be my last. I was not lost, the author give you enough information to keep you up to date. However, since I love this book, I will read the other. I personally loved Miles and Tori (but could I please have him!) the chemistry between those two rocked, and I loved how Tori and Chloe were so close as friends, it was awesome, considering how Tori's dad was horrible. The Epilogue was too cute, the only thing that I kind of wished was mentioned was Tori's brother, he seemed to have been forgotten about when he didn't disown her in the story, it just made me wonder why he wasn't mentioned in the end.
    • 5/5
      Chloe and Tori are BFF and Tori has been picking and snapping at Chloe's brother Miles for the last year, they will ever get along, and he thinks she's nothing but a spoilt brat. Then Tori hits a real low, she's disowned and tossed out of her home with nothing but what she can carry, she doesn't even have time to grab shoes, and ends up in Ethan and Chloe's San Diego home where - unknown to her - Miles is staying. As she has no money she has no choice but to stay with him where their feelings slowly change from intense dislike to something completely different the more time they spend with each other. I mean, the guy is just to hot to be a computer nerd.And then he has to spoil it, guys always have to say or do something, we're just waiting for it, and then they have to apologize, and they don't know why.Shucks and darn, why was I surprised?It was an entertaining story, nice to see how two adversary's work on their differences.Miles really showed his better side. Always great to meet up with Ethan and Chloe again.
    • 4/5
      I received this book as a ARC for an honest review for netgalley. This is my first Ethan Frost book.. But it will not be my last. I was not lost, the author give you enough information to keep you up to date. However, since I love this book, I will read the other. I personally loved Miles and Tori (but could I please have him!) the chemistry between those two rocked, and I loved how Tori and Chloe were so close as friends, it was awesome, considering how Tori's dad was horrible. The Epilogue was too cute, the only thing that I kind of wished was mentioned was Tori's brother, he seemed to have been forgotten about when he didn't disown her in the story, it just made me wonder why he wasn't mentioned in the end.
    • 5/5
      Flawed had everything I look for in a book...

      Angst, Emotions, Romance, Suspense, and Heartbreak.



      I cannot say enough good things... As emotional as it was, in some twisted way the story was beautiful. Yeah there were ugly parts and taboo scenes, but those made me connect to the characters and feel every emotion they were feeling. I quickly became addicted to the story and couldn't stop reading.



      Sarah was kind, compassionate, and strong. The things she goes through are enough to make a person go insane, but somehow she holds it together. No matter what her feelings are towards Sam, her brother is in the back of her mind because he is controlling and possessive. Her father is a*whole*nother story... He is a d*ck. Excuse my language, but the things he does to Sarah are sickening! You will see if you read...



      *Here is your warning* The ending is a WOW! I won't say if it's good or bad, but let me just say I have a HUGE Book Hangover from it!



      All in all this book was one I will remember forever. It quickly jumped to the top of my all time favorites list. I recommend it to everyone!
    • 3/5
      Sarah has spent her entire life in a household ruled by her father's iron fists. Her mother spends her days trapped in a haze of drugs, and the only person in Sarah's life who actually seems to care about her is her older brother, James. James has taken beatings her father meant for her many times, but now that Sarah and James are getting older, their relationship is becoming infinitely more complicated. Meanwhile, James' best friend, Sam, has had a crush on Sarah for years - a crush that is definitely mutual. James won't allow Sarah to be with anyone, so their relationship has to develop in secret, but as it blooms, Sarah begins to think that there might be a life for her beyond all of the dysfunction she has known - that is, if James will ever let her go.Well, I must say that this is a difficult book for me to rate (as well as read), on a few different levels. One of the reasons, unfortunately, is that I grew up in a highly dysfunctional and abusive home myself, which ultimately colours my perception of the story. And let me say that the author did a wonderful job of capturing this type of life, because at times I found some very triggery sentences and thoughts that felt, ultimately, very real and true. The book should make the reader uncomfortable, and I do believe it does.Sarah is a difficult character to relate to, I think, if you haven't been there. She comes off as very immature and passive, but considering the way she grew up, I would expect this from her. She has no idea what a "normal" relationship is - all she really sees is her parents, which is hardly healthy. And though she does love Sam, when sex is introduced into their relationship, she doesn't really see herself or her wants as a meaningful factor - she is all about if Sam wants sex, if Sam needs her to do this or that, if she can keep Sam in her life by giving him what he wants, etc. Sad, but, once again, I believe true to Sarah's existence. I have to say that those who seem to think that there is a "love triangle" in this book kind of creep me out a little. Ranting ahead. What James feels for Sarah is hardly love. It's co-dependence. It's an overwhelming need to control SOMETHING in his completely out-of-control life. Does he do nice things for Sarah? Yes, at times. But as soon as Sarah does something he doesn't like, as soon as she isn't his passive little doll that he can put on a pedestal, he loses it and hurts her - emotionally at first, but later physically. He kills Sam at the end because he cannot bear to lose her - and if he truly did love her, he would have let her go, even if it hurt, even if he felt like he was dying inside, because he ultimately wanted her to be happy. But he DIDN'T want her to be happy; he didn't want her to have a life that doesn't revolve around him. And that is why he DOES NOT love her. And, rather than face up to the consequences of killing Sam, he kills himself, which effectively takes everyone out of Sarah's life - her father, who is locked up in jail; her mother, whom he helped kill to help her escape from the hell she had lived all of her married life; Sam, her boyfriend, who wanted to take her away from all of this; and her brother, himself, because he knew, ultimately, that he had lost Sarah, and he couldn't face that.The ending is sad and brutal, and I can see why it is upsetting. It should be upsetting. But, really, I think it was necessary for Sarah to finally stand up on her own two feet. For her whole life, she had allowed James to make the decisions (something she realizes towards the end of the book), and she was allowing Sam to take James' place in her life. Unfortunately, if Sarah was to have any will of her own at all, she had to be completely alone in her life. And she reflects upon this, a little, at the end of the book.This isn't an easy book to read, but it shouldn't be. Sarah's life is extremely difficult and tough; I've been in a similar situation. Pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps when all you've only known being kicked down is a hard thing. But I would recommend this book, ultimately.
    • 5/5
      Great book! Could not put this book down. It is a dark subject yet the author somehow keeps it from seeming to bad even though it is horrid. I recommend this to anyone who can stomach the subject of physical abuse.
    • 4/5
      Though I knew what would happen before I went into this book.. I am still at a lack of words for how I feel. I didn't cry, but I feel kind of numb.. a mixture of WTF, relief, grief and anger. It is written very well. I somehow feel cheated or like there was something missing in Flawed. I would've liked a scene or two added in the end with more of Sarah's feelings and how she moved on from the situation. But that may have drug out the agony.
    • 3/5
      2.5 Stars
      My recommendation could not have been more off when this book was being sold to me as 'Forbidden' by Tabitha Suzuma. It did not follow the same plot, the relationship was not comparable, and I felt a little cheated about what I got into.
    • 5/5
      I can't rate this right now as my emotions are all over the place.

      You told me once, dear, you really loved me

      And no one else could come between.

      But now you’ve left me and love another;

      You have shattered all my dreams."

      ...neither am I sure where to start on my review, so first things first: this isn't a book I'd recommend - not because it was bad but because it talks about topics that not everyone can deal with.

      The first sentence will hook you immediately. After reading that first sentence my mind immediately started working out several ways for this story to play out. I was very tense throughout the whole book, waiting for the worst of the worst to happen - At this point I won't tell you if the worst of the worst happened, you'll have to find out yourself (or read another review :P).

      I always question myself why I read this kind of books and then this happens:

      some chapters had me literally holding my breath as my eyes flew over the pages to read faster,

      some chapters put me into a murderous rage,

      some chapters put a small smile on my face,

      some chapters made me cry,

      some chapters filled me with such a sense of dread that I haven't experienced in a book very often,

      some chapters overwhelmed me with compassion and pity,

      some chapters and the opening quote of this review broke me,

      but then there's the last chapter and sadness mixed with melanchony, as well as a strange sort of pride and hope.

      And then I know again why I read this, because the emotions are so close to the surface and always on the brink of overflowing, you have no other choice but to feel, no matter what it is that you feel.

      I was so mad for their lullaby that dragged throughout the whole book, but in the end I can't be mad because it prepared me for what was to happen even if I didn't want to acknowledge it (That probably sounds cryptic to you now, but I promise you'll understand in the second last chapter at latest). Just thinking about it brings another round of tears.

      On one hand, I wish that I could've read some chapters in James's POV but on the other hand, I think that reading in his POV would've utterly destroyed me, so I can't really decide if it's a small blessing or not that I didn't get to see the story through his eyes.

      Finishing my review, I've come to the conclusion that this book deserves 5 stars alone for evoking all of the emotions listed above. People will hate this book, people will love it, people will be disgusted but they WILL feel and that always deserves a full star review in my eyes.

      P.S.: I won't elaborate on all the things morally wrong with some characters in this book but I will say that no child should ever have think some of the thoughts mentioned in this book and my heart broke into pieces, knowing that some children think these thoughts.
    • 4/5
      Needless to say, Flawed was a dark, emotional read. The subject matter - abuse, incest, addiction - all rolled into one novel was not the easiest thing to sift through. Sarah lived a very a hard life, dealing with her father's increasingly escalating abuse, her mother's addiction, and the guilt she carried for every time her brother James protected her. Reading about her struggle to learn who she was outside of all those factors was hard, but by the end, absolutely rewarding.

      Flawed is all about the characters. There wasn't much plot, but with a life like the O'Briens', you hardly need another adventure. It wasn't hard to see how James and Sarah got so close. He was always there to protect her from their father, placing himself between his sister and his dad's fists. In the beginning of the book Avelynn illustrates well how close they are and how comfortable they are together. They share a bedroom and are very touchy-feely with each other. He is the one person she knows she can count on, and his affection is comforting and an anchor to her.

      Throughout the novel James becomes more and more unstable. Each day, with each new challenge, he becomes more like their father. He has anger problems and is very impulsive. The descent into his anger was subtle at first, but quickly became stifling and hard to ignore. When he steps over the line between brother and more than a brother it ruins everything. Sarah can no longer trust him, and becomes afraid of him.

      Alongside Sarah, I fell in love with Sam. He was a window into the outside world, a glimpse at ordinary and normal - something Sarah had never experienced. I just loved him. He wasn't perfect, and all too easily slipped into the role of protector for Sarah. But sometimes he took it too far, and hid things from her "for her own good." Nothing grinds my gears more than that phrase. Sam always meant well, though.

      The romance was sort of insta-love but I can totally forgive it this time. Sam has a natural urge to protect the women he loves and so it was easy to see how he developed that relationship with Sarah. And obviously, Sarah would fall for him - she is a teenage girl after all, and it isn't too hard to be consumed by your first relationship. I thought their relationship was very believable for teens and in fact I remember feeling the same way Sarah does multiple times. The "I love yous" came quickly, but it didn't feel forced, or like the author was beating me over the head with it.

      Like I said earlier, this book is dark and heavy. The ending is not exempt from that. I cried and cried and my mind exploded. I'm actually a little pissed off about the ending, but I don't think I would change it. It sucks - it broke my heart. But Avelynn offered hope and reality which I can get behind.

      The writing in Flawed was lovely. Avelynn's prose is provocative and sometimes lyrical without being too flowery or over the top. The descriptions of the fight scenes, the cage match, and the abuse were spot on. I loved that she didn't take the easy route by having Sarah pass out at the worst times. Instead, Sarah had to live through the episodes, and us beside her. There were instances that were very hard to read, that had my stomach churning and all I wanted to do was shut my eyes to avoid the horror, but I loved it all the same. Avelynn didn't shy away from the horrors of abuse, or the uncomfortableness of some of the situations between Sarah and James. Her writing was honest and refreshing and I commend her a LOT for that.

      The only thing that bothered me was the constant reminder that James had always been there for her. There wasn't a problem with showing vs telling. We were constantly showed how James stepped in to protect her. But we were also constantly told that, too. I get it. I do! Now let's please move on with the story.

      I know that there are some people who aren't going to like this book. It's very intense and there are graphic scenes. There is also sex - but it is in a positive light, so yay for that. The writing isn't for everyone either. But damn, I love this book. It makes it to my favorites list, and I will definitely be rereading it one day, and I'll definitely be reading more of Avelynn's work. She has a way of building beautiful, true to life characters, and I can't wait to see more of that.

      If you're in the mood for something darker than normal, something that's going to stick in your mind for some time after you turn the last page, I highly recommend Flawed. It is a gripping look into the lives of a broken family, and one girl's struggle to end the cycle of abuse.
    • 5/5
      Actual rating: 4.5(This review was originally posted at My Library in the Making.)I had my worries even before I started reading Flawed, not because I knew it would tackle incest and abuse, but because I wanted to avoid the emotional trauma. Obviously, I love harming myself with books.The beginning of the story introduced us to Sarah, in whose POV the book was written, and her - there's no other way to say it - horrible life, which had always been about fearing her retired boxer and alcoholic of a father, and resenting her uncaring mother. But she had James, her older brother, her provider, her savior, always there to receive their father's hits and lashes that were supposed to be for her.I love books that make me question the line between right and wrong, and this was definitely one of those. I understood Sarah's love and loyalty to James, but also her need to be free from him. And even though his feelings for Sarah were all sorts of twisted, I couldn't help but sympathize with and, in the end, pity James, because he could've become so much better if not for their father, who, for me, was the real antagonist in this story.Then there was Sam, whose love for Sarah was so pure and moving that, if I could, I would've locked her up in his beat-up sports car until they were well away from all of her problems. Their romance progressed quite fast, but that's because their feelings for each other had been simmering for years.Halfway through the story, I was wishing for a happy ending while expecting the worst, and thank heavens I did because had I not, that ending would've crushed me even more than it did. But what I love about fiction is I can easily make it go the way I want it to in my mind, and that's exactly what I'm doing right now as self-therapy.MY FAVORITE PART was when Sarah went with James to a salon for a haircut. I don't know, I just have a thing for bonding with siblings ♥... even if that probably wasn't all it was to James.