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Synopsis:
This wasn’t supposed to happen.
But it did.
This wasn’t supposed to be my life.
But it was.
I was just a typical girl, living a typical life. Nothing was out of the ordinary until tragedy threw me into a turnstile I couldn’t see my way out of. That was, until him.
I never could’ve imagined my heart falling the way it did. Hard, fast, and with unbounding beauty.
The only problem?
He was off limits.
Forbidden.
But he became my everything, and I became his, so we risked it all. It was only a matter of time until I realized that our risk came with unimaginable consequences.
My name is Camellia Hale and his is David Andrews, and this is our love story.
Review: Surj
"Why do you do that?"
"Do what?"
"Make me love you like a necessity?"
And the Queen of Controversy does it again!!!! Oh yes, she did. This author is a master at getting a reaction through her written words and in "Secret Lucidity" I have a feeling she will definitely have garnered just that. I can just see those tongues wagging now because as always, this book skates around right and wrong, blurring those lines so seamlessly and with such an ease that readers will be left questioning their own moral compasses. Some will approve, some will disapprove and others (I'm sure) will sit on the fence like me but one thing is for certain, by the end of this emotionally charged story, your heart will feel like it has been rung out to dry!!!!
I don't need a man who tucks my darkness into a distant corner.
I need a man who will dance with it, nurture it, and tell me that in
such a vigorous world, it's the most stunning thing he's ever seen.
In "Secret Lucidity," EK Blair took the age old trope of a forbidden student/ teacher romance, put her own unique stamp on it and turned David and Cam's story into something I doubt any reader could have foreseen. This truly is a book that will stand out from the rest, the author taking a huge leap of faith, biting the bullet and going where few teacher/ student romance authors dare to go. This was a forbidden romance ... forbidden being the operative word. Coupled with some pretty intense and emotional themes, I can imagine it would have been quite easy to over romanticise this whole situation in order to sell books but that is not who this author is. She took forbidden and taboo and made it into the most beautiful, gut wrenching, painful read possible and in doing that, she made Cam and David's story real and so bloody believable, I lived and breathed this couple's journey right alongside them. My Heart ached for them and my soul cried for them. In fact I doubt that there will be many that read "Secret Lucidity" that won't be affected by the story that unfolds before them.
“Because that’s what love is; it’s the same as death – it’s a separation from
reality. It’s a moment suspended in time, and when it’s over, that’s it –
your moment is gone. All you’re left with is this – this right here –
mourning memories of what will never be again.”
This author's writing is always full of so much emotion, her poetic prose breathing life into her words, creating these amazing and very vivid images that make her stories come to life. From the first page to the last, this was forbidden romance at its best and gets ❤️❤️❤️❤️ from me.
Review: Jo
Teacher/Student is one of my favourite genres of romance, so when Surj told me about this book, I knew that I had to read it. "Secret Lucidity" did not disappoint. It was an addictive tale of love and loss that pushed my comfort zone and had me questioning my feelings over and over.
"He's everything I'm not and all that I need in this moment,
filling gaps and mending pieces of a severed soul."
Cam's world was torn apart, leaving her utterly devastated. This was when new teacher, David entered her life and the forbidden love story began. David appeared to be the only person that truly understood Cam's heartache and knew exactly what to say and what she needed to hear the most. I felt so sad for her and also felt frustrated at the actions of her family and friends as they all let her down. It made so much sense to me that she would seek love and attention from the only one that offered her comfort and listened without judgement to how Cam was handling the situation.
"..I hand all of myself over to him, trusting he's strong enough for the both of us.
And from that moment on,
I know neither one of us will never be the same again."
With taboo stories there is always an element of analysis. Was their love justified? Or did it go too far? This tale of forbidden love was one of the books that pushed my boundaries the most. It wasn't because of the teacher/student relationship that bothered me, it was their age difference when the relationship began. I tried to cast my mind back to being the same age as Cam and how gullible I was to life, but then I thought of everything that Cam had been through and how she had been forced to grow up so quickly, changing her perspective. I wanted to believe that Davids feelings for Cam were genuine and that he wasn't taking advantage of an emotionally vulnerable girl, but because the majority of the book is written from Cam's POV, I was constantly wondering what David's true feelings were and for that reason I couldn't fully trust him or believe in his love until the final few chapters.
"I'd crawl beneath his ribs if I could. Press my lips into the tissue of his heart.
Swim in the marrow of his bones. I'd give him the very same if he asked for it.
I'd cleave myself open for him, force him to take all of me,
because that's all I crave-to be his-only his,
because in my soul, he's mine."
As I've come to expect from E.K Blair, this book was brilliantly written, and filled with heart racing and stomach churning moments as Cam and David fought to hang on to their love. If you love this kind of romance, you won't be disappointed. The only thing that I was gutted over was the length of the story. It ended way too soon, finishing before ninety percent. I was not ready for the book to come to an end so quickly.
"This is all I ever wanted. You were all I ever wanted."
Secret Lucidity gets ❤️❤️❤️❤️ from me.
Author Bio:
New York Times, USA Today, and International bestselling author, E.K. Blair, takes her readers on an emotional roller coaster with her books. Blair tends to drift towards love stories that are deeply layered with emotional angst. Give her a character and she will dig into their core to find what lies beneath.
Aside from writing, E.K. Blair finds pleasure in music, drinking her Starbucks in peace and spending time with her friends and family. She's a thinker, an artist, a wife, a mom, and everything in between.
Website: http://www.ekblair.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EKBlairAuthor
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EK_Blair_Author
Instagram: https://instagram.com/authorekblair
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