Book review - COURAGE IN PATIENCE by Beth Fehlbaum

COURAGE IN PATIENCE

BY

Beth Fehlbaum

Courage to endure.

Courage to survive.

Courage to overcome.

Tenacious 14-year-old Ashley Asher claws her way back to normalcy after enduring six years of an unimaginable Hell. Uprooted from her negligent and selfish mother, Ashley finds solace in the safety of her father's home. Building a relationship with her stepmother, she's finally able to open up and confront the past that haunts her.

With the help of her stepmom, therapist, and a group of troubled adolescents, Ashley battles her demons, struggling to find the normal teenage life she's always wanted. Can Ashley find the strength and courage to overcome the horrors of her past while fighting for the future she so deserves?

MY THOUGHTS…

*I received a copy of this book from Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review*

Ashley has had an awful life. She has been abused by her stepfather and hasn't seen her birth father since she was three months old.

When I started to read this book, I immediately began to feel sorry for Ashley, and I hated Charlie since almost the beginning. As the story progressed, I also started to hate Ashley's mother, as she didn't, or even want to, help her daughter in any way. If she knew what Charlie had been doing, she either didn't care or took Charlie's side through it all.

David, on the other hand, was a likeable character. I couldn't understand why he didn't bother to try to see Ashley before, but I guess that he didn't know what Charlie was doing and Ashley's mother was also probably stopping him from seeing her. I could tell that David cared deeply about Ashley before he even met her as a teen, because of how he reacted any time Charlie was brought up. I also liked Bev and Ben because of how they take Ashley in, no questions asked, except maybe a couple from twelve-year-old Ben!

I did really like this book, and I Highly Recommend this book to all young adult readers.

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