Title: Roar
Author: Aria Cage
Genre: New Adult
Release Date: March 17, 2014
Synopsis
Charlie I’m shadowed by sins; mine and the ones passed on to me. The only light comes in the way of him. He wants to fix me, but he can’t fix something so lost and broken. I'm completely undeserving and secretly unwilling. But how do I turn away the one person my body and soul soars for, the one thing that makes me forget the fear, the loss and the guilt? How do I stop the primal need which we are addicted to? Nate She is a stranger amongst the world, a captive behind her smiles and lies which shelters the truth. But I know her, we are caged together with the demons and guilt, yet my love is stronger against all our loss and I want to help her heal, to set her free. Under her cloak still lies my scared kitten, feral to her soul because of what he took from both of us. If it’s the last thing I do, I will help her roar like the tiger I know her to be, even if it means setting her free from me. Caged by their demons and primal need, will their love be strong enough to set them free?
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Roar is a new adult contemporary that deals with two broken characters, Charlie and Nate. The two were best friends since young when Charlie and her dad moved into Beaver Dam. Since then, Nate has always been a best friend and protector to her as well as his brother. However, Charlie and Nate share a horrifying past and the story starts 11 years from the aftermath.
The story is told from their perspective. There's an interesting take as certain chapters are told from when the two were younger. Personally, I tend to not like it when the chapters switch back and forth between the characters’ past and present as it can cut off the flow of the story and make me stop reading it altogether. However, I think this was written cleverly because it had the opposite effect. It made the story more intriguing and I can't help but read it continuously.
I thought the plot was very well done. From the very first page of the book, deep down inside, you know something terrible has happened in the past yet you don't know exactly what has taken place. I think the author has executed the story brilliantly. As I was reading this, it felt like I was working on a jigsaw puzzle if that made any sense. You get bits and pieces of their past here and there. You don't know where it all fits but once you do, it feels like the author had dropped a very huge weight upon you.
The characters in this book are definitely flawed. It's pretty apparent how imperfect they are because these characters know it themselves. I think going into this book, you definitely got to have patience and very understanding towards these characters. They're not the best characters. They're not perfect, but isn't everybody?
All in all, I really enjoyed this book. It does has some mature content and very serious but real problems that I think a younger reader should be wary of. If you're not able to take a dark read, I recommend waiting until you're older. It is also a book filled with a lot of angst so if you're not a huge fan of that, this might not be the book for you. Other than that, I think everyone should try this.
4 stars
Fidah
FMR Guest Reviewer
About the Author
My name is Aria and I have three confessions: #1 No matter how much I try, I can't stop shopping at Typo or the local tattooist. I believe that would be how I would introduce myself at an anonymous club, right? #2 I write under another name but I'm not going to tell you ... don't beg, she will kill me if I tell. Ha! So I guess you could call me a genre whore. #3 My phone is my life line. I can't leave the house without it. If you want to get to know me, follow my social pages on facebook and twitter and my blog.
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