Life
changes in less than a week…
Rayna Scott was showcased as her momma’s maid of dishonor, learned everything
she thought wasn’t as it seemed, caught her boyfriend in the act during the
reception, managed to graduate at the top of her class, reached the age of
majority with little fanfare, and was deflowered in the most baffling of ways…
Those were just the highs.
Life as Rayna knew it ended in the most violent of lows, forcing her to swallow
the stubborn pride her daddy instilled and welcome the torturous emotional side
her momma tried so very hard to draw to the surface.
Falling off her high horse, Rayna figuratively breaks every bone, battered by
life lesson after life lesson, learning the importance of loyalty and how it
binds you into a family much tighter than blood ever could.
Followill Loyalty
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“He’s done!” Chad shouts at every officer in the vicinity, and there are a ton
clogging up the hallway. A solid wall of uniformed officers and elected
civilians. “I want him handcuffed, processed, and caged.”
Stunned stupid, the officer who brought me in sounds both hopeful yet cautious.
“Sir, we need something to charge him with.”
“Gimme.” Chad turns me to face him, palms landing heavily on my shoulders. Then
his fingers dive beneath the collar of my dress, plucking my new phone from my
new bra. “You’re Heather’s daughter, so you use your bra as a purse, and cops
don’t tend to pat breasts down when it’s a young girl. You’re also Russ’s
daughter.”
Fiddling with the phone, half a dozen text message alerts ding at once.
“There’s your proof. The video and audio were purposefully turned off in the
interview room, but Rayna was thoughtful enough to record everything that
happened from the time the first responders arrived. Goodbye.”
Reviews by the
Wicked Reads Review Team
Angela
– ☆☆☆☆☆
For the quick and dirty first, there is no cliffhanger at the end of Followill
Loyalty. Your fingers can relax. However, your tear ducts are likely to get
a workout – at least mine did, several times, even when I read it a second time
and knew what was coming. And they weren’t all sad tears either as I shed some
tears in frustration, in anger, in empathy for Rayna’s poor self-image and the
hits she kept taking, and bittersweet tears for a mother who, knowing her life
was being cut short, prepared to be there for her daughter in the only way she
could when she left this mortal coil behind. I also have to say, I KNEW IT! I
KNEW IT!! I KNEW IT!!! I can’t say what IT was that I knew because I don’t want
to spoil it for anyone who hasn’t read book one yet, or who did and didn’t pick
up on it, but I’m feeling pretty smug about it.
As for the book itself, I’m not sure how much I can actually say without giving
too much away. A LOT of questions from the first book are answered, not all of
them, but a lot of them, even if Rayna missed the answer or misunderstood what
was being said. I adore Rayna and I empathize with her immensely when it comes
to her poor self-confidence for her physical appearance and feeling like she
doesn’t fit in with much of the world around her, but I am so glad I am the
reader of her story because both of those characteristics severely color her
interactions with those close to her, often leading her to misunderstand or
misread the situation. Mind you, it doesn’t help any that Charlie is
appallingly dreadful at communicating with Rayna and far too readily accepts
her at her word when she says they’re on the same page. Of course, Rayna
remains the queen of assuming how others feel about her, specifically assuming
they harbor negative feelings toward her. But she does show the beginnings of
change in that aspect during the farewell pool party with her interactions with
a potential future Mrs. Followill – you’ll have to read the book to find out
who the Mister is.
Some of the most significant scenes in Followill Loyalty are events I
can’t discuss because of how spoiler-heavy they are. The injustices that Rayna
experienced at the beginning and at the end of this book… UGH!!! I can’t even
go there because my heart broke for her even as my blood boiled for her. She
may have been forced to grow up too quickly with all that has happened so far,
but she was wise beyond her years and capable of meeting the challenges she faced
thanks to her parents. Oh yeah, Rayna’s rollercoaster ride did not slow down
much during this installment and had more than its fair share of panic-inducing
drops along the way. I’m buckling in extra tight for book three because I know
her harrowing ride isn’t over yet. Don’t let the catharsis of the final chapter
fool you, Chilson is sure to be saving the sharpest twists and turns and the
biggest bumps and drops for the finale. But I’m gonna throw this out there
right now, I would happily (and greedily) read more stories featuring the other
residents of Followill once Rayna’s trilogy is complete because the Followills
absolutely fascinate me, and I suspect there are far more secrets than Rayna
can even begin to fathom. Bring on book three because I’ve got more questions
than need to be answered.
ERICA
CHILSON does not write in the 3rd person, wanting her readers to be her
characters. Therefore, writing a bio about herself, is uncomfortable in the
extreme.
Born, raised, and here to stay, the Wicked Writer is a stump-jumper, a
ridge-runner. Hailing from North Central Pennsylvania, directly on the New York
State border; she loves the changes in seasons, the humid air, all the
mountainous forest, and the gloomy atmosphere.
Introverted, but not socially awkward, Erica prides herself on thinking first and
filtering her speech. There are days she doesn’t speak at all. If it wasn’t for
the fact that she lives with her parents, giving her a sense of reality, she
would be a hermit, where the delivery man finds her months after expiration.
Reading was an escape, a way to leave a not-so pleasant reality behind. Reading
lent Erica the courage she gathered from the characters between the pages to
long for a different life. Writing was an instrument of change, evolving Erica
into the woman she is today – a better, more mature, more at peace thinker.
Erica has a wicked mind, one she pours out into her creations. Her filter
doesn’t allow all of it to erupt, much to her relief. Sarcastic, with a very
dark, perverse sense of humor, Erica puts a bit of herself into every character
she writes.
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