3 out of 4 stars
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Heartaches 2 by H.M Irwing is romance novel and a second book of the Bad Boy Vibes
Series. The book indeed portrays what it has promised to deliver, which is romance in all its glitters.
It all started with Peter Preston sending one of his sons, Matt to lure Anna in for him as a payment to her stepbrother's debt, Brian. Matt chose to be in a relationship with Anna for six months before taking her to both his brother and his father, who were drug dealers. Oblivious to her danger, Anna fell in love with him. She was then drugged with the scent given to her by the said boyfriend. The scent was from his father for the same purpose. Peter and both of his sons raped her. Thereafter, they dumped her unconscious body on the road, only to be found by strangers who rushed her to the hospital. Her soul was broken to the core by someone she thought was her true love.
On the journey to recovery from this heartbreaking experience, Anna lunged for revenge with her new boyfriend, army trainer, Rafael. Unfortunetly for Rafe, he learned that he was Peter'son, his girlfriend's rapist, his aunt's boyfriend and a friend to his previous abuser,Eric. Anna met Rafe during the collaboration between Rafe's aunt and her aunt.With Anna's idea, Rafe seeked revenge through a kickboxing with Eric and eventually won. Later the same day, Anna also got into a fight with her ex boyfriend, Matt. Heartaches 2 ended where Anna and Rafe were planning their last blow of revenge to the Prestons and Eric.I also enjoyed reading about other characters like Pat and Dan on the journey of their gay relationship.
I find Heartaches 2 good in the manner that it teaches self defense for fighters. It instructs that while fighting with the enemy, one should not show any signs of anger as it blinds his or her judgment to fight with ease. This book really delivers romance as intended. Even though there is little action here and there, each chapter is filled with the love both Rafe and Anna shared. They played games, such as, badminton. They were always trying their level best to make their relationship work, even though they both had ripped souls.
I also like the fact that the young couple protected each other against their abusers. For instance, Anna dropped the case against the Prestons when Eric threatened Rafe's life. At the same time, Rafe was keeping an eye on Anna's every movement by sending one of his guys to ensure her safety. Whenever she was with Rafe, Anna always felt the sense of protection against her haunting nightmares. I also like the fact that the story is unpredictable. This is observed when there was an intruder in Rafe's cabin in the middle of the night with Anna alone inside, only to find out it was Rafe coming home from the hospital. Grammatical errors are also rare in the book. It seems to have been professionally edited and proofread.
Unfortunately, Heartaches 2 has some drawbacks. Pat, Anna's gay best friend, persuaded Anna to leave her boyfriend unpatched after a horrific fight with Eric, to submit an assignment and to attend a class. However, they met Matt on their way and Anna started a fight with him. Pat did not stop her although time was running low for assignment submission and a class. Even after a fight, Anna just went back to her boyfriend, the main cause that took her away from him in the first place long forgotten. This part is somehow twisted and requires an edit.
Another issue that needs some clearing is when Rafe requested his mother's ring from Pat with an intention of popping a big question to Anna. The question is, how did the ring that belonged to Rafe's mother end up in Pat's hands? It seems like some details providing a thorough story on this part were left out. For the reasons above, I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. All in all, it is a very good romance book, it just needs some small portion of editing here and there to deserve 4 stars.
Heartaches 2 comprises swearing, sex scenes, violence, rape and the use of drugs. As a result, I recommend the book to people above the age of 16. Again, those who love romance would enjoy this book.
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