Review: Walk Me Down by HJ Bellus

Walk Me Down

By HJ Bellus

Synopsis

Graduation night was the worst night of my life.
My heart was shattered, lives were lost, and permanent wounds formed.

I hate the color red. I hate my old shallow self. I hate life.

Stuck in my sister’s town over the first summer since tragedy struck, I only have my crazy best friend to make life as normal as it can be.

Until…
One broken tooth
One hot stranger, Finn.
Makes me hate less and hope for more. This summer has the potential to save me, but only if I find the courage to let it. My name’s Tess and this is my story.

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Tina’s Review

The story opens introducing you to Tess and Rhett.
Tessa is the valedictorian of her graduation class. She’s the youngest child. She’s momma’s spoiled-rotten little pageant queen. Her boyfriend is the top high school quarterback in the nation and just received a full scholarship to Boise State. Together, they’ve been the Homecoming King & Queen every year. They’ve been each other’s firsts in many things & they plan on leaving Tennessee in the morning for Idaho.
Tess comes off originally as a narcissistic skank. Prom and pageant queen extraordinaire with fake D cup implants. How she made valedictorian is beyond me. You can’t help but be mildly disgusted by the personality traits she displays.
But then, in the blink of an eye, everything changes. Ev-er-y thing.
The quintessential jock wastes no time with his most expedient cut-and-run routine. Fast forward four-plus years later; it’s summer. Tess just graduated from nursing school and is living in Iowa with her sister and brother-in-law, Tommie and Will, until she figures things out. Her best friend, Scarlett has come with and is interning as a CPA while Tess is working at Tommie’s veterinary clinic.
An emergency trip to the dentists puts her in closer proximity with a gorgeous man than she’s been in over four years. She’s no longer that spoiled label-whore. Nowadays, she’s insecure and more reclusive. It’s here you begin to become emotionally invested in her.
Finn’s dad may be the dentist, but that does not stop his impulsive behavior. He’s not exactly what his dad envisioned. Refusing to go to college and take up one of the family owned businesses in town, he opted to work on his Granddaddy’s farm. He also dowsed the illusions of an arranged marriage ever happening, preventing the two power house families from merging.
The 20-something year old Tessa and the rest of the cast are well-written. You’ve got a wide-spectrum of character personalities that create multifaceted entertainment. The plot is decent and moves along at a good pace. There’s plenty of conflict, not all of which gets resolved. Minor plot points are predictable, but nothing so telling that it ruins the story.
** WARNING: **
This novella leaves off unfinished and with a sizable cliffhanger.

Author Bio:

I am an independent author excited about releasing my first novel very soon. A big dream coming true!!! I’m all country…the kinda country where green grass grows and corn pops up in rows….love Miranda and her bad ass music!!! Just a simple country girl getting one story out of her head at a time…I always fall hard for a trucker style hat…especially if it’s a John Deere hat….loves me a good ol’ farm boy!!!!!!