Gina Rae Mitchell

Hope and Country by Emmanuelle Snow | Carter Hills Band Series | Review

A book blog tour from Digital Reads Book Tours.

Thank you to the author, publisher, and Shalini G. at Digital Reads Blog Tours for providing me with the information for this tour.

 

Book Details

Hope and Country by Emmanuelle Snow
Series: Carter Hills Band
Published by Smart Lily publishing inc. on 02/22/2022
Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Romance
Format: eBook, Hardcover, Paperback
Pages: 228

USA Today and International bestselling author Emmanuelle Snow brings a love story that will tug at your heartstrings and keep you on the edge of your seat.

In my world, darkness has a name.
I've seen darkness. And looked straight into his eyes.I've lived through darkness. Since I was a little girl.
Violence is my reality. My normal. His father hit him. Now he hits me. For no reason other than a way to cope with stress. At least that’s the excuse he uses after he teaches me one of his, what he calls it, life lessons.
Now that he has left me for dead, I need to run away. To put as much distance between us as possible. Because this time, even using his powerful connections, he won't find me. I'll make sure of it.
My safe heaven has a face. And even a name. But he has no idea I'm coming. That I need his help. And the safety he can provide me. We met before. Once. Then I vanished into the night without saying goodbye.
A year has gone by since. Will he remember me? Will be the safe place to heal my wounds? Or did I dream the connection we shared that one night on the rooftop bar amongst his wealthy friends?
I'll wait for him. Because I have nowhere else to go, alone and scarred, praying this time, darkness won’t a foothold on me.
Can I finally let the seeds of hope he planted into my heart that night grow, or should I keep running for my life?
Other books in the Carter Hills Band Series:Pink and Country Princess and Country Whiskey and Country Hope and CountryStars and CountrySon and Country

Source: Digital Reads Book Tours, Received from the author or publisher for review.

Content Warnings: Physical Abuse, Mental Abuse, Sexual Situations

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My thoughts on Hope and Country 

While Hope and Country is the 4th book in Emmanuelle Snow’s Carter Hills Band series, it is the second I have read. The books are interconnected but work well as stand-alone stories.

The tale is riveting and I was unable to stop reading. I finished it in one sitting.

I enjoyed the characters and the love at first sight aspects. As for the writing, I didn’t care for the chapters where we played the scene from Riley’s point of view and immediately read the same scene from Devon’s view. Other than that issue, which is perhaps on me and might night bother anyone else, the pacing is good and flashbacks are clearly labeled so the reader doesn’t get confused.

The sexual encounters are steamy and powerful. The sections with physical abuse are heart-breaking and fairly graphic. Please note, if you are not a fan of these parts, it’s easy to skim through it and not lose the flow of the story.

Characters from earlier books make a few appearances, which is always fun.

Overall, this is a fast, gripping read that I think many readers will enjoy. It definitely made me want to catch up with the rest of the books in the series.

I received a copy of the book for the tour. This review is my honest, unbiased opinion.

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