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Review: Circle of Hurt by Lauren Campbell

Review: Circle of Hurt by Lauren Campbell

To say that Morgan and Aaron are unhappy is an understatement. The toll of infertility has wreaked havoc on their marriage and she reacts by cheating with a man she meets, Ryan. But she and Ryan don't give each other their real names, so they don't know how to find each other other than their secret cell phones. And then one day she gets pregnant. Yep...and she's not sure who the father is. It's like a soap opera or something except it's much more real and much more painful to read than a cheesy soap.


Who she chooses and why is not something I'll spoil. But I will say that this is a hard story to read. Cheating isn't a hard limit for me in my reading (although in my every day life, it definitely is), so I wasn't hesitant to read this at all, and I'm glad I did even if it was painful to read. It's one big clusterfuck of messy, sloppy emotions and pain. Sigh...Morgan and her choices will certainly not be for everyone, but I understood why she did what she did. Can't say I liked it, but I understood and sympathized. Now, do I like who she chose? Not exactly, but it was probably for the best that she chose him. In the end I decided this is a good story. Not great, and the ending is WAY too rushed, but it's good, if super emotional and angsty af.


ARC via Give Me Books Promotions.
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