The Redemption of Nixon Thorne - T. Steele

Ramblings of a Bookworm...

Ella Black was so relatable to me, it was insane.  Shy, awkward, anxious... she is me in a nutshell, and I feel like that alone made this book so much more intense for me.  Nixon Thorne has the "bad boy" look down pat, but I swear to god, this man is an angel in disguise.  Despite the tough exterior, he's sweet, caring, and fiercely protective.

"I never met a woman whose eyes could slay me with one look.  Your eyes see me in a way that sometimes I don't like, but it's the raw, honest truth in them that I can't look away from.  You see my worth more than I do." - Nixon Thorne

T. Steele blew me away (yet again).  There was just enough character development to warm your heart, but not so much that it made your head spin.  The plot was thick and caught my attention from the get-go, with twists and turns woven throughout, creating an equally beautiful and tragic story.

An streetfighting ex-con and a quiet girl with hidden demons... what could possibly go wrong, amiright? ;)  For real, though - T. Steele made me feel all the feels with this one.  From grinning ear to ear to covering my mouth in shock to eyes tearing up, these pages covered it all.

Rating

Book Boyfriend: 10/10 (straight up - I need me a Nixon Thorne in my life)
Flow: 9/10
Plot: 9/10

Overall: 9/10

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* Synopsis*

Ella Black
Quiet. Shy. Awkward.
I used to be that bright, fun girl everyone wanted to be friends with, before I had to carry this dark secret inside. The secret that no one knows. Now, I'm ruined. Nothing but ashes of the bubbly, young girl I used to be. I've been running from the past for the last four years, but college will be the perfect, fresh start that I need. Like pushing the reset button on my life. Or so I thought until I met Nixon Thorne.

Nixon Thorne
Ex-con. Streetfighter. Monster.
I thought starting at The University of Oregon would be a new beginning for me. Getting a chance at freedom, a taste of the real world again instead of the four cement walls of my prison cell.
That is until Ella Black stumbled back into my life. She doesn’t remember the boy from high school, the one from the wrong side of the tracks—but I remember her, and I know what she’s hiding. My head tells me to stay away from her. She is the reason I went to prison, after all. But it still doesn’t stop me from wanting to protect her. From wanting to save her. From wanting her. Especially since I’m the only one who knows of the dark past she’s running from.