
Because I Won't
The Because Trilogy, Book 2
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Narrated by:
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Riley Raye
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By:
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Elaine Marie
While away at college, Joelle finds herself the victim of an abusive boyfriend. After barely escaping his clutches, she finds herself three states away, where the owners of JJ’s Diner help her. With Jake and Carly’s help, she learns to cope with her past and starts a new life.
Over time, Joelle undergoes an internal makeover - one that leaves her stronger and more confident. With her new life and friends, she moves forward...happier than ever.
Just as she begins to breathe easier, her past comes back to haunt her when she runs into Nathan, her abusive ex.
Has he come back to claim her? Will her past undo her when she learns her childhood wasn’t as she thought? Will she put her past behind her for the final time, or will her discovery scar her for life?
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welcome to psycho town
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Joelle (Jo) escapes Nathan who was abusive. She flees three states to start over. Jake and Carly adopt her and help her with a job, an affordable apartment and to get back in her feet. Over time she takes self-defense classes and returns to her college studies. James (who Jo teasingly calls Jimmy) is a local Private Investigator who dines where Jo waits tables regularly. They go from friends to flirting to more as Jo comes out of her shell. Just when life seems to be going right, things take an ugly twist. Find out if Jo is strong enough to stand up for herself now and what a difference friends and love can make in your life.
Abused Heroine Remakes Herself, Finds Friends/Love
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Chilling but really good
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Loyalisa30
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I loved that Jo shows strength; she went through some really dark stuff, and she’s fighting to have a good life. I didn’t like her attitude though; felt like she was mean at times and threw tantrums. Didn’t like that she had one night stands with randoms and seemed to have an issue with drinking. She did live through something brutal, so I tried to give her the benefit of the doubt, but it was tough. Also, I don’t like she withholds important information. The whole Donna situation was just weird; why wouldn’t Jo try to warn her? Jo acted too blasé with that situation; it seemed stupid. There’s interesting elements to the story and it is entertaining. There’s a few twists; one I really didn’t like, it felt like people who were supposed to be helping Jo, took advantage of a distraught woman that wasn’t exactly in the right frame of mind. Towards the end was a bit of a jumble. The writing is fairly basic, but it’s okay. Liked the other twists and the suspense added some entertainment. The romance had some sweet parts with a bit of steam. Overall, I think I just didn’t connect with Jo and her choices, so the story ended up not being my type of thing.
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Some suspense and romance
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I thought this was going to be a story about a weak girl who couldn’t bounce back after her tragedy. I was pleasantly surprised. She managed to get her life on track and create a family that she always needed. No spoilers, but the story wrapped up nicely.
Twists and turns
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Because I Won't review
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Joelle has escaped an abusive relationship and has been 'adopted' by Jake and Carly (read book 1). Over time, and with the help of her new friends, Jo has matured and become a strong woman. She has even begun to develop feelings for quiet and broody private investigator, James. When her ex, Nathan, shows up, will Jo be able to save herself using her self defense moves? There's so much more to the story of Jo, her family and her ex...it will boggle the mind. This story is now classified in my library as a 'can't put down' and 'must relisten'.
another great book in this series
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I could not give the full five stars because the story was hard to follow in some parts. For example, in chapters two, three and four, they start out “One year later,” “Two years later,” and “Three years later,” respectively. I thought by chapter four we were six years into the future from the beginning. Instead, the author means that each chapter is based on a flash forward from chapter one.
The narrator was a vast improvement from the first book of the series. Ms. Raye gave a great performance for the most part. She is able to impart the emotions of the characters to the reader. My only critique would be Jake’s voice had too high of a register for a man. He was even higher than the voice of Jo, the heroine of the story. Ms. Raye gave James/Jimmy a great manly tone, so I know she has it within her abilities. 😉
A Dark Romance - hard to listen to
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Because I won’t
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