Anxious, this book made me so damn anxious. It’s been a long time coming to read a book by A. Zavarelli and this definitely won’t be my last. I truly went and picked the toughest book because Contempt will absolutely put you through the wringer … and back.
I’ve always struggled with stories that are written in the past and present because it has always seemed more of a very slow process to get the whole story. And to me, it took us a very long time to finally get all the truth out, which you’ll suspect before it’s revealed. So I kind of wished it wasn’t so long in that sense.
Because of that, there was no doubt that the connection between Bianca and Madden was undeniable, we just didn’t get a lot of time for them to truly be together without any barriers. Which was a bit disappointing for me because you’re put through soooo, SOOOOOOO much before they finally get their happily ever after. Just expect a major roller coaster when you dive into this one.
I can’t say that I loved this one, I really did like the writing as I was engaged the whole time. Just several details that didn’t work for me and not quite being satisfied with the ending.
Narration: I don’t think I’ve listened to anything by Stefanie Kay and James Anderson Foster, but I really loved their narration for Contempt. And being the duo for this one, I hope they do more together, I’m sure they did, but whoever cast them did a great job. From beginning to end, I was engaged while listening and now I’ll go seek out more audiobooks with their narrations.
Thank you to Valentine PR for the gifted copy.