Come Back To Me - a Featured Review on Manic Readers

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Reviewer: Claudia Rhyes
Review:

Cara’s life has been anything but normal. Abused as a child, she was neglected by her parents. With everything that happens in her life, she is quick to blame herself for the cruelty that has befallen her.

And then there’s James. He is the only man that wakes up Cara’s true self. He is the only man capable of making her forget her misgivings and learn to love again.

James isn’t just a young doctor, he is the man that opens Cara’s eyes to a world without hurt and filled with love.
Although he teaches Cara what life can be without pain, the nightmare that is her life comes back to ruin the love Cara and James have found with each other.

When Cara runs away in an attempt to reinvent herself, she ends up being dragged into hell itself. When she falls into the hands of a drug dealer and mob boss, life as she knows it gets a whole lot worse.

Can the love of a young doctor bring back this broken and battered woman?

First off I want to say I would love to see Come Back to Me on the big screen! Wow. This story started off so powerful. Although stories that start like this might be considered too intense, taboo even, Julia Rachel Barrett does an eloquent job of conveying what young Cara is experiencing without much detail. I could visualize what Cara was seeing and feeling and it left such an impact on me. I could see Cara’s struggle within to not tell her parents. It was explained just like a child would, afraid it was their fault, not wanting anyone to be mad at them. It was powerful, that’s all I can say. And that was just the beginning of the story!

Her story is so powerful and moving. The more I got into it the more I felt despair for poor Cara. It seemed like it was one thing after another and her life could never truly be hers. I caught myself reading at every spare moment I had, even doing it at work. I couldn’t put this book down! It was so memorable I found myself tearing up with each page I read.

If I could have given this story more than 5 stars I definitely would. There are only a few books that I keep on my shelf to re-read, and Come Back to Me is most assuredly one of those. This is the first story by Julia Rachel Barrett that I have read, but after reading this amazing story it will not be the last!

The ending of the story was sweet and satisfying. I won’t ruin, but it had me smiling and wanting to clutch it to my chest.

Heartbreaking, compelling, and amazing. Come Back to Me is not a story to miss. One of the best stories I have read, ever!

Thanks, Claudia - thanks so much!

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