I thought the physical abuse in the first book was tough but Brayden’s story about drug addiction was a tough read. There isn’t a lot of happiness in this book and there shouldn’t be. Drug addiction is an ugly disease and it affects everyone around the person using. It was hard to watch Brayden and Maggie who had been together for 4 years and did truly love each other but had to go through what they did. Addicts are such sneaky liars and Maggie was blindsided when the truth to the extent of Brayden’s drug addiction came out and the amount that she lost. She didn’t just lose her man. I appreciate that the author made the time line during this book be more than 2 years, just because that person has went through a 90 treatment program they are not cured and in no way shape or form ready for a relationship. I also like how she showed that some issues that cause the demons can be confronted and faced while others cannot. We cannot change a parent or friend, all you can do is change the way you react to their hurtful and shaming words and no longer let it be the trigger that starts you back in the spiral to using again. ( )

review to come - blog tour