Vivian Winslow
Release Date: November 13, 2014
Purchase: Amazon US Grieving from a tragic loss, a deeply depressed Dahlia retreats with her sister Lily and best friend Vi to a sun-soaked Indonesian paradise to heal. There, she meets soulful surfer Kai, who’s seeking to escape from the demons of his own past. Can the spiritual and physical connection between them put back together the pieces of Dahlia’s shattered heart?BLACK DAHLIA IS THE SECOND INSTALLMENT OF THE DAHLIA TRILOGY OF THE GILDED FLOWER SERIES. Mature readers only. 18+
Where do I even begin. When I got my ARC of Black Dahlia, I was given specific instructions to not give away anything, so I am going to attempt to do my best with a review that hopefully gives very little, if anything at all, away from the story but intrigues you nonetheless! In the Gilded Lily Trilogy, I never really like Dahlia. Her methods and misguided ideas were ridiculous to me but I was always curious about more of who she is, seeing her in a different light as Lily’s story progressed. In Blue Dahlia, I started to like her so much more, and she actually became my favorite twin. When I started to understand who she was and what had happened in her life, I started to fall in love her with story. Dahlia’s first novella ended really well and happily, which made me a bit nervous, seeing as how the Gilded Lily Trilogy always seemed to play out. But I was ready to see more of Dahlia and Sean so I dove right in to Black Dahlia. Be forewarned, Vivian throws a crazy massive curve ball within the first two pages of Black Dahlia and I had no idea that could possibly be coming. And OH MY GOSH! It just keeps going. This novella is a whirlwind and it kept slapping me across the face (in the most shocking and best way possible). Chapter one is the first slap and heartbreak. When tragedy strikes, she ends up on a gorgeous tropical island, where she goes through a process of healing and begins to put her life back together once again, finding a new purpose and love in her life in the form of new friends. When she sets to return to California again you are slammed with something you will not see coming. When I finished the epilogue, I literally yelled out loud. It was a sucker punch to the gut that I had not even begun to process and understand. I will say nothing more but that Black Dahlia has raised the bar and I cannot wait to see what happens in the Red Dahlia. Things are about to get crazy and I cannot wait to see what Vivian has in store for us!
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