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Stain by Francette Phal
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

5+++++++ amazing stars
**ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review.**


"We lock eyes and it becomes so much more than the interlocking of our flesh. It's soul recognition; it's divine intimacy. It's the enmeshment of two broken beings coming together as one whole entity. We breathe as one. We move as one. He's the beginning to my end."

HOLY SHIT. I read this book two days ago and I have yet to be able to get rid of the book hangover this book caused.

Maddox and Alylee are the embodiment of tortured souls. Maddoxs' past scarred him for life. Maddox and his twin brother Noah grew up in a house of horrors, but only Noah seemed to move past it. The story begins with their past and it sets the stage for the reader to be able to truly understand the 'present' Maddox. He is a crude man-whore who views women as nothing more than dollar signs and a good time in bed. I hated him in the beginning. It wasn't until he recognized the familiar pain in Aylee's eyes, that he starts to truly become a man worthy of 'book boyfriend' status.

When we first meet Aylee; she is living her own real-life nightmare. She finds solace in drawing and cutting herself. It is heartbreaking hearing her inner thoughts in the beginning of the book. She feels that the only way to let out the pain is by dragging a razor around her body.

This book is BEAUTIFULLY written. It is hands down, one of the most beautifully written books I have ever had the pleasure of reading. You feel the pain that the characters feel and you are INSTANTLY drawn into the dark world that these two find themselves in. Throughout the book you will cringe. You will cry. You will laugh. and lastly, you WILL swoon.

A word of caution, however: It is a VERY dark, disturbing, and emotional read. Major trigger warnings here!!

If you have yet to read a book by Francette Phal, I suggest you do. Once again, her work has blown me away.

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