By C.D. Reiss
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Pretty Scars, Carrie Drazen’s long awaited love story from New York Times
bestselling author CD Reiss, is available now!
In Carrie Drazen’s diamond-studded world, beauty is everything: a blessing, a commodity, and a curse. Her beauty got her past the velvet ropes and into New York’s high society, but it ripped her away from the man she loved and chained her to an unbearable life.
Then, in a single night, a song played by a mysterious and secretive musician carries her back to a past ripe with possibilities, when love could open any door. Who is this anonymous performer?
How can a man she’s never met tell the story of a boy she loved with such precision?
She needs to know. But sometimes masks exist for a reason, and this unveiling could scar them both.
About CD Reiss
CD Reiss is a New York Times bestseller. She still has to chop wood and carry water, which was buried in the fine print. Her lawyer is working it out with God but in the meantime, if you call and she doesn't pick up she's at the well hauling buckets. Born in New York City, she moved to Hollywood, California to get her masters degree in screenwriting from USC. In case you want to know, that went nowhere but it did give her a big enough ego to write novels. She's frequently referred to as the Shakespeare of Smut which is flattering but hasn't ever gotten her out of chopping that cord of wood. If you meet her in person, you should call her Christine.
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My thoughts
An alternative version of Romeo and Juliette with a second chance love story but overall a story of hope with that feel-good read that is not to be missed!
Every now and again, I crave second chance at love story that can speak to my heart and to awake my hopes. A story that will fill me up with angst, tears, smiles, awe moments and with some much hope. Unfortunately, finding that kind of book is not an easy feat. It’s difficult to achieve the right kind of balance of emotion, beauty, feels romance, and angst for it to work well. Thankfully, CD Reiss manages that and more in this love, hope, and heartwarming story —Pretty Scars. The writing style is so easy and flows beautifully with the characters and music that surrounds them. It felt so real… and the elements of romance, music, hard to get, dreams, hope, and second chances are all here just the perfect amounts to have me flipping the pages.
I loved how down to earth, sweet and talented Carrie is. However, I had to get the whole picture of who she really was to come to love her. Through the chapters, we discover who she is and she finds herself as well. I felt for a full of dreams, talented and a charismatic Gabriel that had the most beautiful lines to make me smile while a tear was rolling down my cheek. I also hated Gabriel many times and felt he wasn’t doing enough or what I wanted. All I can say is that it takes a great author to make you love and hate a character. Peter well he’s a memorable character but not for the right reasons. He was so clinically obsessed and mean ... I just wanted to punch his face on a daily basis but he’s just there to do his job and does a good one.
Their love story wasn’t a perfect one but it was a real one... two opposites worlds at some point that somehow worked and waited for the world to put the chords together to finally unleash.
Overall, The author takes us on a ride from past to present and C.D Reiss does it magically. In the beginning, is hard to adjust but then it just blends unfolding this story so well that at one point I felt I was there. I’m more than grateful for how the author invited me to be part of this story. Thanks, C.D Reiss for speaking to my soul and hopes. This a highly recommended book and I can’t wait to read more from C.D. Reiss.
De vez en cuando, deseo una historia de segundas oportunidades en el amor que hable a mi corazón y que despierte mis esperanzas. Una historia que me llenará de angustia, lágrimas, sonrisas, momentos de asombro y mucha esperanza. Desafortunadamente, encontrar ese tipo de libro no es una tarea fácil. Es difícil lograr el equilibrio correcto de emoción, belleza, romance y angustia para que funcione bien.
Afortunadamente, CD Reiss logra eso y más en esta historia de amor, esperanza y conmovedora: Hermosas cicatrices. El estilo de escritura es muy fácil y fluye maravillosamente con los personajes y la música que los rodea. Se sintió tan real ... y los elementos del romance, la música, los difíciles de conseguir, los sueños, las esperanzas y las segundas oportunidades son todas las cantidades perfectas para hacerme pasar las páginas.
Me encantó cómo a la tierra, dulce y talentosa es Carrie. Sin embargo, tenía que tener una idea general de quién era ella para amarla. A través de los capítulos, descubrimos quién es ella y ella también se encuentra a sí misma. Me sentí por un Gabriel lleno de sueños, talentoso y carismático que tenía las líneas más hermosas para hacerme sonreír mientras una lágrima rodaba por mi mejilla. También odié a Gabriel muchas veces y sentí que no estaba haciendo lo suficiente o lo que quería. Todo lo que puedo decir es que se necesita un gran autor para hacerte amar y odiar a un personaje. Peter bueno, es un personaje memorable pero no por las razones correctas. Estaba tan obsesionado clínicamente y era malo ... Solo quería darle un puñetazo en la cara a diario, pero él solo está allí para hacer su trabajo y hace un buen trabajo.
Su historia de amor no era perfecta, pero sí real. Dos mundos opuestos en algún momento que de alguna manera funcionaron y esperaron a que el mundo uniera los acordes para finalmente desatarse.
En general, el autor nos lleva en un viaje del pasado al presente y C.D Reiss lo hace mágicamente. Al principio, es difícil de ajustar, pero simplemente combina esta historia tan bien que en un momento sentí que estaba allí. Estoy más que agradecido de cómo el autor me invitó a ser parte de esta historia. Gracias, C.D Reiss por hablarle a mi alma y mis esperanzas. Este es un libro muy recomendable y no puedo esperar para leer más.