Ariel’s review of Under Your Scars (Under Your Scars, #1) > Likes and Comments

Is there any OW? 🤕 that’s my trigger…

✶ ✶ Hummingbird ✶ ✶ wrote: "Is there any OW? 🤕 that’s my trigger…"

If I'm understanding what you mean by OW, nope! The MMC is completely obsessed with the FMC and only the FMC (:

If I misunderstood please let me know...I wasn't familiar with the abbreviation so I had to google!

This book absolutely gutted me. You wrote an amazing story, and I hope that you’re damn proud of yourself.

AnnieMae wrote: "This book absolutely gutted me. You wrote an amazing story, and I hope that you’re damn proud of yourself."

Thank you so so much for saying that. I poured my heart into it and it's truly the highest compliment I could get to have you say that.

The devastation that I feel right now after just finishing this book!!!! One of the best books I’ve read all year. Thank you for writing it. I can’t wait to see what else you conjure up 🖤🖤

Kristi wrote: "The devastation that I feel right now after just finishing this book!!!! One of the best books I’ve read all year. Thank you for writing it. I can’t wait to see what else you conjure up 🖤🖤"

Thank you so much for reading!

Caroline counting & waiting for pancakes…your husband is just as cruel as you are for writing this tragic ending!! 😉 What an intense but amazing story… I loved Christian & Elena so much & his explanation to Caroline of his scars… just beautiful really.

Bre wrote: "Caroline counting & waiting for pancakes…your husband is just as cruel as you are for writing this tragic ending!! 😉 What an intense but amazing story… I loved Christian & Elena so much & his expla..."

Thank you so much for reading! Christian's love for Elena definitely knows no bounds. Caroline will be getting a novella soon for some much-needed closure (;

in my head the book ended on chapter 59, no chapter 60 exists

what happened on 60 LMAO

I read this in 8 hours and it brutally ruined me. Thank you for one of the most memorable most gut wrenching books I’ve ever read. This has got to be the best book I have EVER read, and I read a LOT. I will never forget these characters and I love them so much. I can’t wait for Caroline’s novella <3 Chapter 60 killed me I’m still recovering. I literally pulled an all nighter and slept for 3 hours before my 9 hour shift. It took me two nights to finish. As miserable as I was, I thought about this book ALL day. This was such a beautiful tragic love story and I will forever hold it in my heart.

guys does it have happy ending?

I read this over the weekend and it absolutely DESTROYED me! I ugly cried for a couple of hours. I was even affected the next day at work, getting teary-eyed any time I thought about it. Thank you for this tragic story.

This book destroyed me. And I love you for it.

I still have goosebumps… jaw is still dropped…

This is such an amazing book! What a debut. Well done and I think your husband was right. I have to say, however, that I didn't feel as you did about Elena losing herself. I felt that Chridtian suffered from DID and thry had the most glorious love story and the ending was how it should have been. I was lost in a combination of Batman, Gotham City and Romeo & Juliet. This book deserves 10/10

OMG, you guys! I'm listening to this right now, and I'm so confused. So I had to read some spoilers bc I don't think I can get through this book as confused as I am. So thank you for the little bit you've said. I think this is a "split" situation. Will return with an actual review when I'm done.

I need to hug this out…. I have seen first hand how mental health can destroy a family and applaud you for tastefully whilst being brutally honest about such a tragic subject!
I can honestly say I’ve never read and listened to a book that has literally broke me. This is one of those books that will stay with me.
Can I please have a hug now? Xx

Why would he do that to us?!

Forreal though, thank you for the story we didn’t know we needed. I will never stop recommending this book 🩵

Listened to audio the voice actors are awesome Joe Arden is a personal favorite. The story wrecked me. Tears and runny nose at the end.

Jesus ever loving fucking Christ , no I am not sorry for my language. This has completely torn my apart .. I don’t even know how to feel but utterly broken.. but I loved this so much. Idk what it says about me but Jesus Christ woman! Pls write more!

I loved it, even though I knew what was coming- the ending slayed me. This needs to be made into a motion picture!

I want both books in special editions 😭 this is my favorite book so far. I was always obsessed with Batman/Bruce Wayne’s story as a child and it’s followed me into adulthood and I was always captivated by the tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet and this book is the love child of both of those stories. When I say that I loved this book i truly mean it. I don’t think I’ll be able to get this one out of my head. I look forward to more novels of yours in the future.

I loved this book so much! Thank you for the emotional damage. It takes a lot to actually get me to a point where I close my kindle and sit with my thoughts after I finish a book. A job well fucking done!!!👏🏼👏🏼

I am absolutely gutted in the best way possible. I knew going into this book that it did not have a HEA, but that ending ripped my heart out, and I don’t think I have recovered yet. This book gave Gotham City vibes, superhero/antihero, tragic love story all mixed into one. I was captivated by the rise and fall of Christian and Elena’s story.

Well I guess this is my sign to look into books before I read them instead of going in blind, Don’t get me wrong I absolutely loved it and devoured it in like 2 days and rated it 4*. Butttttt Caroline that’s just breaks my heart. How could Christian do to her what Elliott did to him??? Why even adopted her make her think she will finally have a family only to turn around and make her and orphan again. That poor baby omg I actually feel sick. Obviously I know it’s not real but I felt that in my soul.

i loved this book! and also hated it! you wrote a very poignant story. i knew it was non-HEA going in and had to keep reminding myself of that but also, i don't think it could have gone any other way. thank you for writing this. the ending made me cry and then i cried harder reading your author's note. it's going to take me a while to process the emotions from this book.

I did not expect that.
I did not expect to enjoy this but I did!!!
Wow

This is my favourite hated book of all time. It broke me

That ending… I’m just letting you know I do not like your husband. 😭

This was the hardest reading experience I’ve ever gone through…. By far.

I loved the back and forth....it takes a lot for a book to make me cry and damn the ending really hits ya

This book filled my heart up, and then continuously ripped it out of my chest!
Christian was such a complexed character, with all his flaws, love and mental health issues. I still loved him. A truely beautiful and horrible book that will forever live rent free in my soul.

I just finished this and the novella last night and I have the worst book hangover and ache deep in my soul. For you, for the character's.. just everything. I still haven't reviewed everywhere I can bc I don't think my review will do the book and you, the author, justice! Although I'm not the perfect "reviewer" I just don't know how to put into words what this book means to me. Just know that my reviews will be the best I can do especially right after reading it. I am so proud of you, your courage and bravery, your productivity through grief, and how amazingly well this was written. For all the negative reviews most are just bc they didn't read that it was a romantic tragedy. Even not knowing that you can just feel it in your bones that the ending isn't going to be sunshine and rainbows bc that's not how real life works and I love that relatability. The ending was my favorite although tragic and soul crushing I loved that it was so realistic and not a typical HEA or HFN. BRAVO!

I’m glad I saw this comment because I was SO ENRAGED by Caroline

I read this book based on a review I read. They rated it 5 stars but wouldn't recommend it because it was dark and heartbreaking.

It absolutely destroyed me. And I have never said that about a book - ever. It's a book that I will buy and read again and again. I sit here crying and thinking about it and I can't get it out of my mind.

Thank you for this book!!! I had no idea going into it but everyone said it wrecks you and so I figured why not. I absolutely adore this book in every way possible. I need you to write more stories please!

This book had me staring at my wall for hours. I loved this book but my heart is shattered. Thank you for this book !

SPOILERS:



While I understand after reading the authors note how emotional this book was to write which I completely and devastatingly felt, this book absolutely broke me. This was a 5 star read for me until the ending. Books are my escape and this was until that final chapter. So essentially it’s just a dark twisted circle because Caroline not only saw her grandparents dead as well as her mom but also heard her dad unalive himself which is the entire reason behind Christian and Elliot’s insanity. So she has more lost 2 sets of parents. I cannot bring myself to read the novella.

Ariel, you have created a book in which I finally feel lost. I’m normally so blind and absent minded to all of the dark world, but this one truly hurt my soul. The emotions within this book will haunt me for the weeks to come. I am going to recommend this to all my dark girlies in the hopes that I can talk to someone about my feelings lingering with this book.

This is the best book I've read in YEARS! Lady, I sure hope you're tapping away at another story right now because I need more by you NOW! Hahaha!

It takes a lot for a book to make me cry. Liam from Fourth Wing didn’t even do it for me. But this book OH MY GOD 🥲😭 this was such a tragic book but I also think it captures so well just how far love can push someone to their absolute worst. 💔

I just started reading this book I got the recommendation from tik tok and can I just say I’m hooked like a fish. It takes a lot sometimes I have to go through a few chapters of a book before I get hooked and obsessed but the first chapter reeled me in. And I have to know I’m only on chapter 14, but in my head when I’m seeing the silencer and Christian reeves I’m picturing them as one person idk why but I get that vibe, who is the silencer like what’s his real name in the book bc I need that spoiler to put me out the questioning in my head lol

i’m not well

I saw all of the “twists” a mile ahead…I even told my husband this book was too predictable…up until the end!!!! Was the predictably intended throughout the book so the ending that was SO not predictable would absolutely WRECK us??

I blame your husband completely. When Caroline walked in I literally screamed.

I will never recover

Though I have read it and listened to the audio and have bought a physical copy. Maybe it's my reasoning for wanting to know more. I feel there are a lot of unanswered questions
1. At the end. The Dad had been shot but was still mobile enough to do what he did.
2. Christian just had the trauma from weeks earlier. But yet he couldn't move to get the gun away from the Dad before Elena got there.

3. I understand that Kate had A LOY of play in these scenes from earlier leading to the ending some just don't why makes sense to me.
4. Why was Christian's Dad obsessed with THE MOTHER OR FIRST WIFE.
I guess I answered my question on that one.
5. The bodies in the building. We're the 2 or 4 . I got a little confused there. It made it seem like 2 but.

I just noticed the review date. Sept 6th.

I finished this book, about an hour ago, and have cried on and off the entire time.
This broke my spirit and tore out my soul, but I loved this book.
I don't know if I can, in good conscience recommend it to anyone, but wow...!