Review by sanjus -- Heartaches 2 by H.M. Irwing

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Review by sanjus -- Heartaches 2 by H.M. Irwing

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[Following is a volunteer review of "Heartaches 2" by H.M. Irwing.]
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Heartache 2 by H. M. Irwing is a melodrama focusing on Anna who is among the protagonists. She gets bullies from the bad boys who belong to the antagonists named as the Prestons. They drug her without her knowledge and then rape her, which makes her feel depressed. Later to make herself strong she joins a military college in Australia. Having a feel of insecurity she tries to find someone to support her. Luckily there she finds Rafe who is among the protagonists. He belongs to the same Prestons with a tainted name as rapists, but differs from his brothers and father who have abusive attitudes towards women. She trusts him for her security and protection from another bully experience.

One can find Erotic and love scenes in every chapter and that is the spice of this book. Rafe’s up bringing is through a troubled childhood in which he loses his mother from his father’s abuse. Then his aunt Bella who is one of the protagonists takes care of him. Before Anna meets Rafe, she is close to his brother Matt. After she gets bullied, she changes her mind and distances herself from Matt.

The details of the intimacy scenes that this book portrays are like down to the earth because they have a natural feeling in them. I found that the author has maintained a reasonable limit in restricting the erotic scenes to just within one to two paragraphs. My feeling is that the characters are more fantastic than the ones in regular life, which gives a funny experience while reading this book. It reminds me of the lotus flower that grows and blossoms in the dirty water, but it remains clean. I find this in the character of Rafe.

I am sorry to hear that some bad people put the drugs into bodies several individuals without their knowledge and then sexual abuse some of those individuals. The society finds it very hard to weed out this menace even though all the laws and the punishments are in the place. This menace rears its ugly head from time to time at the different places. More advanced tracking may contain the drug trafficking to more extent. My feeling is that one should mind all this and be more cautious when mingling with the people whose background is not clear.

The easy flow of this book and the entertaining story was enough to keep me captivating, and I completed reading it in one go. I found the story plot was not so complicated and was easy to grasp which helped me to turn the pages quickly. Negligible grammatical and spelling errors helps to read at a fast pace, hence I give this book all 4 out of 4 stars.

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I like your analogy of the lotus flower. Thank you for your well-considered review.
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I am glad you enjoyed the book, mate. I probably wouldn't be able to stomach the explicit scenes though. Thank you for your review. :D
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Even though I didn't much like Heartaches, your review does focus on the better things about the story. Love the lotus blossoming analogy. Thank you for your review.
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JR Mercier wrote: 21 Jun 2018, 02:56 Even though I didn't much like Heartaches, your review does focus on the better things about the story. Love the lotus blossoming analogy. Thank you for your review.
I agree with JR Mercier; I did not really like Heartaches as well. However, thank you for your detailed review!
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You bring out many of the strengths of the story, but this genre is not my cup of tea at all, I'm afraid.
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This book genre isn't something I'd go for at the moment, especially as I'd like to avoid having my underage kids accidentally reading inappropriate materials. However, thank you for your review. It's interesting to note that the protagonist and I have at least two things in common: Australia and military training. Like you, I also wish that nobody has to go through the terrible and traumatic experiences she had;?if only we could all do our part in making our world a better place to live in for everyone.
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Espie wrote: 22 Jun 2018, 22:40 This book genre isn't something I'd go for at the moment, especially as I'd like to avoid having my underage kids accidentally reading inappropriate materials. However, thank you for your review. It's interesting to note that the protagonist and I have at least two things in common: Australia and military training. Like you, I also wish that nobody has to go through the terrible and traumatic experiences she had;?if only we could all do our part in making our world a better place to live in for everyone.
Thank you so much for commenting, Yes book may not be that comfortable to all
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Ever_Reading wrote: 21 Jun 2018, 01:47 I am glad you enjoyed the book, mate. I probably wouldn't be able to stomach the explicit scenes though. Thank you for your review. :D
Thanks for you comment, yes this book may not be comfortable to everyone
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Libs_Books wrote: 22 Jun 2018, 10:47 You bring out many of the strengths of the story, but this genre is not my cup of tea at all, I'm afraid.
Thanks for you comment, yes this book may not be comfortable to everyone just appreciation of authors effort
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Helen_Combe wrote: 21 Jun 2018, 00:03 I like your analogy of the lotus flower. Thank you for your well-considered review.
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JR Mercier wrote: 21 Jun 2018, 02:56 Even though I didn't much like Heartaches, your review does focus on the better things about the story. Love the lotus blossoming analogy. Thank you for your review.
Thanks for you comment, yes this book may not be comfortable to everyone just appreciation of authors effort
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I agree that rape is a big problem in society. Even though I like the part that she joins the military in Australia to feel strong, this book is not for me. Thanks for the review.
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Although I have read this book, your review may send me back to reread it since you have clearly elaborated some fine details that may have missed. Thanks so much Sanjul for this review.
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Nice review. I also reviewed this one and it is nice to see what other readers think about it.
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