Scrap by Cate C. WellsMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Secrets Unveiled
There is a lot in this book about PTSD and assault, depression and body dysmorphia, so if those subjects are emotional triggers, you may want to avoid this book.
In this book, we find out about what went on between Scrap and Christa that got him sent to prison for 10 years. This book is part of a longer ongoing story arc but you don’t necessarily have to have read the first books in the series to comprehend the story, it just helps.
Scrap has spent the last 10 years in prison for the murder of someone. He doesn’t regret it, what he does regret is how he did it because it got him sent away for 10 years where he couldn’t protect Christa anymore. She’s the bright image that’s kept him going for the last 10 years, knowing she’s outside, happy and living her life.
Christa isn’t happy. She’s not been happy for 10 years. She’s lived that 10 years in pain, depression and guilt because Scrap lost his life for all that time. Everyone knows he did it for her and they are expecting a fairytale ending when he gets out, but Christa knows better. She knows she’s far too broken to ever be someone’s Happily Ever After.
This story was principally about Christa and Scrap and didn’t involve the MC much except on the periphery. In fact, the MC got in the way a lot of the time, because they needed to learn how to get along with Christa’s triggers rather than give up, which is what a lot of the MC seemed to expect Scrap to do.
I really liked that both these characters were so loyal to each other, despite not actually having a relationship before Scrap got sent to prison. They had feelings for each other and they weren’t going to shy away from those feelings, even with the circumstances they were in.
Both Christa and Scrap were strong too. They kept on trying, despite all of Christa’s flashbacks. Neither one was willing to back off because they wanted to be together so much. They were fumbling their way together without much knowledge about what would work, except what their instincts told them. It could have gone horribly wrong, except both were strong enough to keep on trying.
Whilst there were difficult areas of the story to read, there was a lot of humour and sweetness in this book. I really enjoyed reading it and will happily continue the series to see what happens to the MC next.
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