Scar Me (Haunted Roads Book 2)

Scar Me is the second book in the Haunted Road series, and believe you me, it has a lot to live up to. Steal Me, the first book in the series had me throwing my kindle at the wall when it finished. Would, and could, this one possibly live up to its predecessor?

Abso-bloomin-lutely it can!!! It starts exactly where Steal Me ends, but then we proceed to go back in time. Back to a time when Lilah wasn’t shattered from her experiences. Back to when she thought the world, and people, were good. We stay with her as she makes the decisions and choices that lead her down her haunted road. We are there for the trauma inflicted upon her. We are there as she shuts down – only this time we know the reasons for it.

Scar Me has a warning about triggers – and trust me, it is well deserved. In so many ways, this book is horrible. It gives you the truth that you might not want to admit to. It shows you how so many people don’t see, simply because they don’t expect to! And yet this is about hope too. You get to fall in love with a gentleman all over again, seeing him through Lilah’s eyes this time. I love Viola’s definition of ‘scar me’, and have no shame in admitting that brought a tear to my eye. There are a multitude of characters introduced in this book, that showed up in Steal Me, but you just didn’t ‘see’ them. Now you will, and find out their back stories too.

Now, fair warning, this book ends on just as much of a cliffhanger as the previous one. However, I am wise to Ms. Adams’ tricks now, so I didn’t throw my kindle this time. I am left deliciously confused, and yet not surprised, at her twist. This only leaves me wanting more.

Do I recommend this book? Don’t be daft, it’s an India R. Adams book. Of course I recommend it. I haven’t read a bad one of hers yet, and I honestly doubt I will. This is an author that gives you a piece of her heart and soul with every book she publishes. Was it worth the wait? Once again, absolutely. That doesn’t change the fact that #INeedBleedMe NOW!!!!

* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book, and the comments here are my honest opinion. *

Merissa
Archaeolibrarian – I Dig Good Books!

This book…. Let me tell you what this book did to me. It gutted me open, that’s what. I read STEAL ME back in 2016, and have been impatiently waiting for this new installment. And it didn’t disappoint. I was an addict with a fix, cause I literally couldn’t put it down. Despite needing sleep. Despite needing to work. (hell, I’m writing this review AT work!).
I can’t even find the words. In true India R. Adams fashion, be ready to cry, laugh and be transformed, because SCAR ME does that. And so, SO much more. I was reminded of all the characters I love, and met some new ones TO love…and some to hate. Forever.
But through it all, the mastery of storytelling, the raw emotion in the words, the pace, the plot… I was gripped, flipping through the kindle pages, unable to stop reading, even when it was hard (and there ARE hard scenes to read in here, be prepared).
A mastery. 100%. If I could give it over 5*, I would.

My Goodness India what have you done to me? There are no words to describe how I feel.

In Scar me, we see everything from Delilah’s POV. If I thought the first book was worse… then I’m definitely wrong because this book gave me whip lash, it was everything I wasn’t expecting it to be. I was always on edge, trying to figure out what was coming next and after finishing this book my soul feels it and I’m still at a lost for words. The naiveté, the raw fierce passion, loyalty, the lost of losing someone you love, while watching them destroy themselves and not knowing how to help- while keeping secrets from the ones you love and withering away everyday while a piece of you dies left me in a total mind fuck.

India definitely left me in my feels, crying for what could have been and then trying to figure out what the hell happened and wanting to stab somebody. I’m using the Author stick on this one because another bites the dust.

I don’t know about you, but I’ve waited over TWO YEARS for this book. Man was it ever worth the wait. It’s Adams’ rawest book to date. She pushes herself as a writer and tries to do justice to Delilah. It’s edgy and, well, brilliant.

I don’t think I’ve been this moved by a book before. This is a book about survival. A book about resilience, and weakness. It’s about how life isn’t all love and roses, and how not everything is black and white… How the spectrum of grey is impossibly vast, and how the line in the sand can be wiped away by the wind or a wave. Sometimes that wave turns into a tsunami and wipes you out, and you need to find a way to swim back to shore.

This book has some darkness to it. It will definitely make you emotional and punch you in the gut. It’s not a book for everyone. It’s trigger galore, but if you are strong enough to get through it, you will be rewarded by the profoundness of the story and the quality of the writing.

Like all of her books, Adams’ captures us into her world. When we read this book, we are so entranced by it, all we can focus on is her storytelling. I don’t know how many times I have to say it, but India R. Adams is one damn talented author. You WILL want to throw your kindle at your wall. You WILL want to cry and and proceed to go into the fetal position. But you will LOVE the torture.

Adams’ also rewards us with some of her sexiest writing yet. I gotta say, I was pleasantly surprised, and found myself craving for more. (Maverick IS my husband after all *shrug*).

No one writes young adult characters, friendships, emotional journeys, and whispers of regret quite like India R. Adams.

I fell in love with Steal Me and Maverick as well as Lilah, Viola, Tucker, and the gang. These young people go through powerful, broken, and heart-wrenching experiences in Scar Me too but in the midst of it all there is hope born out of despair and light shining in the darkness.

This book deals with heavy themes of abuse, suffering, and the price of silence. So many lessons to be shared, lots of nuggets that are gathered together and by the end of the book form a solid mass of truth that can’t be denied.

Well-written, soul-speaking, truth-baring novel that will fill your thoughts long after the book is finished. There’s a reason I love this author’s writing. Her haunted roads aren’t for the faint of heart but have the true potential to change and save lives.

I’m speechless and in awe of the way this author’s mind works…..

I’m totally blown away with this book and don’t have words to give it justice. All I keep saying is OMG!

Suffering from a huge book hangover, and can’t bloody wait to get my hands on book 3

I loved book one, Steal Me, and was instantly hooked because the story continues directly on from the first book. But then goes back in time and you get a more thorough understanding of the whole story.

This author is brilliant at writing emotionally wrought scenes where you literally feel drained from the experience that feel along with the characters. My heart just about broke into pieces but once again they were put together again. I can’t adequately with words describe how incredibly sensitive and emotive the descriptions of each scene is, the same with each character. To balance this there are some very humorous scenes, my favourite is the scene at the college party, too funny.

The story is told from Delilah’s point of view and we finally learn what life with Kenny was really like and what had happened to him. There definitely was so much that went on it needed a whole book for Lilah to tell her story. But hold on to your hats because this author is the queen of the unpredictable and throwing a spanned in the works, I loved it.

I am so delighted I get to read the third book when it releases soon. Such a sensational series or trilogy.

Well, I’m dead. I’m just absolutely DEAD. Ugh… I trying to think on what to say. There are so many things I want to scream. I don’t want to give anything away. There are so many details throughout the book. I love seeing Lilah’s side of things. I wanted to know what made her change, what made her close up, and what made her open up once again. Parts of this story had me hyperventilating and other times I was raging. I need the next book like I need air. I NEED it. Not want but NEED THE BOOK. The ending is just something else. I don’t know how else to describe the absolute fuckness known as that ending. I loved every crazy minute of it.

Scar Me is book #2 in the Haunted Roads series. In this book we learn Delilah’s story from her point of view. Her life before she met Maverick. We find out what she went through at such a young age. This story is emotional and touches on a difficult subject. I liked this book, but I expected to find out how Delilah and Maverick’s love would turn out. And in fact, it ended up almost in the same place as the first part. I can’t wait for the third part.

Scar Me by India R. Adams is the second instalment of the Haunted Roads series. And while normally, I’d say you need to read the first book in order to understand everything, it’s not really needed, but it is strongly recommended. It’s taken me a while to even work up the courage to write this review. Because what words could possibly be sufficient enough to describe how significantly this book changed me. Told from Delilah’s point of view, we get a look at her love story with Mav and also get to see the darker side of her history with her ex-boyfriend. There is so much angst, so much heartache and darkness, I don’t know how my heart managed to survive it. It’s messing with me how much I need to read the next book. Hearing everyone’s sides of the story is something I never knew I needed. But the thing that messed with me the most, was that last chapter. That last page, last sentence. Talk about MIND. BLOWN. I really need the next book. I’ve been in such a book funk since this book. Praise to the author for writing a story that will stay with me forever.