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Flashed
by Zoey Castile
Aspiring artist and college student Magdalena "Lena" Martel takes a job as a housekeeper for a mysterious man in a mansion hidden away in the wilds of Montana. She needs the work because her step-mother stole her identity, threatening her dream of finishing school by landing her in loads of debt on top of her student loans.
Patrick Halloran is angry at himself, angry for being on top of the world with his dancing, his modeling, and his new movie career and losing it all in one terrible car accident caused by his selfish choices. Now badly scarred and afraid of having nothing without his looks, Patrick is stuck, not only mentally, but also physically in his house. He's angry that his best friend and romance novelist Scarlett has hired a stranger to be in his home, but acknowledges he needs the help. And as he gets to know Lena, observing her from his window and through text messages that turn into phone calls, he realizes that maybe he needs to see himself differently.
I love all the messages of this novel, about looks, family, and working hard. The audiobook narrators were AMAZING, so I highly recommend reading via that method if you can. There are some issues of power that gave me pause, namely Lena being friends with the people who are paying her as their employee, but overall thought it was handled appropriately.
The sex scene with the paint and the canvas is fire. Pow.
Great end to the series, but you don't have to have read the others. PLUS I've heard the author is working on a Ricky novella, which after you've read this you'll understand why I'm the most excited.
Patrick Halloran is angry at himself, angry for being on top of the world with his dancing, his modeling, and his new movie career and losing it all in one terrible car accident caused by his selfish choices. Now badly scarred and afraid of having nothing without his looks, Patrick is stuck, not only mentally, but also physically in his house. He's angry that his best friend and romance novelist Scarlett has hired a stranger to be in his home, but acknowledges he needs the help. And as he gets to know Lena, observing her from his window and through text messages that turn into phone calls, he realizes that maybe he needs to see himself differently.
I love all the messages of this novel, about looks, family, and working hard. The audiobook narrators were AMAZING, so I highly recommend reading via that method if you can. There are some issues of power that gave me pause, namely Lena being friends with the people who are paying her as their employee, but overall thought it was handled appropriately.
The sex scene with the paint and the canvas is fire. Pow.
Great end to the series, but you don't have to have read the others. PLUS I've heard the author is working on a Ricky novella, which after you've read this you'll understand why I'm the most excited.