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| Nothing Left To Lose by Kirsty Moseley |
Book Review: (SPOILER FREE)
Title & Author- Nothing Left To Lose by Kirsty Moseley
Genre- New Adult, Teen Fiction, Contemporary, Romance
Rating- 3/5
Synopsis- "Nothing Left to Lose is a sexy New Adult romance dealing with love, lust, loss and grief. First Uploaded on Wattpad, it surpassed 25 million reads before publication.
Annabelle Spencer's life is every girl's dream. She has wonderful parents, great friends, and of course the perfect boyfriend, Jack Roberts. That all changes on her sixteenth birthday when her life comes crashing down around her. Her dream night turns into a nightmare when Jack is murdered right in front of her, and she’s kidnapped by his murderer, Carter Thomas, a big time drug and arms dealer.
After ten months of being with Carter, she’s found, but the experience has totally changed her. She’s no longer the happy-go-lucky girl that everyone used to know and love; she’s now cold, hard and suffers from night terrors. It appears that Carter broke not only her body, but her spirit too. A shadow of her former self, her slogan for life is now: ‘If you don’t care about anything, then you have nothing to lose’.
Carter is currently serving time for the murder of Jack, a conviction that Anna helped secure. But his retrial is coming up because some key evidence appears to have been tampered with. Unbeknown to Anna, death threats are being received by her father, the Senator. It appears that Carter is still interested in Anna and will stop at nothing to get her back.
Ashton Taylor is brought in to protect her. He’s a newly qualified SWAT agent, a bright spark, the agency’s new golden boy. He is assigned undercover, posing as her boyfriend. His job is to help her through college and keep her safe until the end of the trial in eight months’ time.
For three years she has been the broken, damaged girl, refusing to feel emotion or pain, but can Ashton help her rebuild her life and finally deal with the grief of losing her childhood sweetheart? Will he be the one to make her see that life is, in fact, worth living and that not all men will hurt her?
All the while, the shadow of the trial looms over the both of them, taunting them, reminding them that it isn’t over yet. After all, Carter Thomas will stop at nothing to be reunited with his ‘Princess’."
Annabelle Spencer's life is every girl's dream. She has wonderful parents, great friends, and of course the perfect boyfriend, Jack Roberts. That all changes on her sixteenth birthday when her life comes crashing down around her. Her dream night turns into a nightmare when Jack is murdered right in front of her, and she’s kidnapped by his murderer, Carter Thomas, a big time drug and arms dealer.
After ten months of being with Carter, she’s found, but the experience has totally changed her. She’s no longer the happy-go-lucky girl that everyone used to know and love; she’s now cold, hard and suffers from night terrors. It appears that Carter broke not only her body, but her spirit too. A shadow of her former self, her slogan for life is now: ‘If you don’t care about anything, then you have nothing to lose’.
Carter is currently serving time for the murder of Jack, a conviction that Anna helped secure. But his retrial is coming up because some key evidence appears to have been tampered with. Unbeknown to Anna, death threats are being received by her father, the Senator. It appears that Carter is still interested in Anna and will stop at nothing to get her back.
Ashton Taylor is brought in to protect her. He’s a newly qualified SWAT agent, a bright spark, the agency’s new golden boy. He is assigned undercover, posing as her boyfriend. His job is to help her through college and keep her safe until the end of the trial in eight months’ time.
For three years she has been the broken, damaged girl, refusing to feel emotion or pain, but can Ashton help her rebuild her life and finally deal with the grief of losing her childhood sweetheart? Will he be the one to make her see that life is, in fact, worth living and that not all men will hurt her?
All the while, the shadow of the trial looms over the both of them, taunting them, reminding them that it isn’t over yet. After all, Carter Thomas will stop at nothing to be reunited with his ‘Princess’."
Before reading the book, I read the synopsis and thought the story sounded too dramatic/deep but when I started, it wasn't too bad. The author was able to write in a way where I didn't feel like gray clouds were above my head. Then as I continued, I noticed the quality of the story lacked; their struggle to tell each other their feelings made the story feel like it was dragging on.
Another issue I had with the book was the inconsistency of the characters' POVs. At times, Anna would speak much longer than Ashton and during other times, vice versa. And sometimes, I wasn't always able to differentiate the two. When I'd resume after taking a break from reading I wouldn't be able to tell whose voice I was listening to. I also didn't love the characters. There were little things here and there that were actually pretty nice but for the most part, eh.
Another issue I had with the book was the inconsistency of the characters' POVs. At times, Anna would speak much longer than Ashton and during other times, vice versa. And sometimes, I wasn't always able to differentiate the two. When I'd resume after taking a break from reading I wouldn't be able to tell whose voice I was listening to. I also didn't love the characters. There were little things here and there that were actually pretty nice but for the most part, eh.
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