Review: Surviving Amber Springs by Siobhan Davis

Surviving Amber Springs by Siobhan Davis
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Super Angsty New Adult Reverse Harem

I’d probably give this 4.5 ⭐️ if I could.

There are some serious trigger warnings given in the blurb for this book and at the front. Pay attention to them. They are there for a reason.

This book is incredibly emotional. It is about an 18 year old, Blaire, who has just moved across the country with her mother and father to start fresh after the death of her twin brother a few months before. Her mother and father are struggling with the loss of their son and Blaire seems to be losing out to their grief.

Just before she starts her new school, Blaire gets hit in the head with a football and three guys insist on helping her out as they were the ones responsible for the accident. Blaire is not trusting as she has had issues with people bullying in the past. This incident starts her friendship with Heath, Axel and Skeeter. The three guys have been friends since early childhood and instantly are drawn to Blaire and take her under their collective wings at school.

As all three guys are hot, this of course brings out the fangs on the mean girls and things get complicated quite quickly.

This book is complex and very dark in places. There were definite tears on my part in a couple of places. The book is split into two parts and I think this was a good idea and dealt well with a big crisis in the middle of the book, that helped launch into the second part which entailed solving a mystery as well as resolving relationship issues.

It’s a cleverly plotted book and well paced. Subtle hints are dropped that draw you on, so you can either confirm or discard your ideas about what the hints mean.

The characters were very well constructed and relatable. There interactions were on the whole believable given the situations in the book.

Sometimes you just need a book to really twist up your insides and this book really achieves that. If you want to be moved, this is the book for you. If you want lighthearted, move on to your next choice.

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