Review: What The Reed Hid

What The Reed Hid What The Reed Hid by G.M. Draevyn
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

G.M. Draevyn will completely unravel you with this one. I closed the book feeling haunted, like i'd just been through something... lived through something, I was unprepared for.

What The Reed Hid will destroy you in the very best way. It was feral, fast paced, devastating, dark, and twisted. She navigates fear, lust, sadness, anger, and everything in between in such a graceful way. What they feel, you feel, bleeding alongside them.

I came to a point where I thought I'd figured out what was coming, I prepared myself, I knew what was next... which is right about the time Draevyn rips the floor out from under you. I sat there, staring at the page, going back to re-read, contemplating how this could have happened and how I didn't see it coming.

The shift from dark romance, to suspense, to full blown psychological thriller is seamless. It's like when a storm comes in slowly, quietly, then suddenly, it's everywhere. This is the kind of story that leaves you wrecked, reminding you why you love stories that hurt a little.

Sometimes.. being destroyed by a book, is the only way to feel alive again.

**Thank you to G.M. Draevyn for allowing me the honor of reading an ARC copy of this story. This review is my honest opinion and is being shared by my own choice as I truly enjoyed the read.

This book mentions many sensitive topics that could be triggering for some. There is a full list of triggers available on the authors site.

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