Nocte by Courtney Cole Series: Nocte #1
Published by Self-Published on November 3rd 2014
Genres: Contemporary Romance, New Adult
Format: ebook
Source: Purchased
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My name is Calla Price. I'm eighteen years old, and I'm one half of a whole. My other half-- my twin brother, my Finn-- is crazy. I love him. More than life, more than anything. And even though I'm terrified he'll suck me down with him, no one can save him but me. I'm doing all I can to stay afloat in a sea of insanity, but I'm drowning more and more each day. So I reach out for a lifeline. Dare DuBray. He's my savior and my anti-Christ. His arms are where I feel safe, where I'm afraid, where I belong, where I'm lost. He will heal me, break me, love me and hate me. He has the power to destroy me. Maybe that's ok. Because I can't seem to save Finn and love Dare without everyone getting hurt. Why? Because of a secret. A secret I'm so busy trying to figure out, that I never see it coming. You won't either.
Liezel’s Thoughts:
I’ve read nothing but wonderful things about this story and so I never hesitated to 1-click this book. However I should have really taken the author’s warning seriously. She did in fact describe “Nocte” as …” too dark, too twisted, too much, too, too, too.”
I did my damnest to give “Nocte” a chance. I made it up to 54 percent over a weeks time (which is unheard of for me) but I just couldn’t continue on. I found that the story was waaaaay too (morbidly) depressing for me.
I honestly ended up skipping to about eighty percent. Finally, when I got the gist of it I came to realize that it was a good story. Everything from that point on made so much more sense but for me it was too late in the book to become redeemable.
I do think that many of you would enjoy this story but for me it just wasn’t a good fit. Now the question is would I be reading “Verum”? It has been purchased and is currently sitting in my queue but I think I am going to have to wait this one out. I will definitely retry reading it in the future.
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About Courtney Cole
Courtney Cole grew up in rural Kansas and now lives with her husband and kids in Florida, where she writes beneath palm trees and is still in love with the idea of magic and happily-ever-after. She is the author of Saving Beck.
