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I am honestly extremely confused by this book and struggled with how many stars to give it. I wish there was a way to give different stars for different aspects!

I would definitely give the writing a 5! With so many terribly-written books in this genre now, it’s refreshing to see an author who can write WELL...not only in the grammatical sense, but she’s also great at suspense, sexual tension, and getting her readers to feel emotionally involved with the book.

The content is where I struggle... I’m not a prude by any means (I downloaded this book because I was already familiar with Ella Frank), but I just couldn’t quite connect with the high school student/teacher thing. I do understand the nuances of the situation (Addy was “legally” adult, she pursued her teacher and not the other way around, that they both accepted their own faults in the scenario, etc). And look, I had a major crush on a high school teacher who was only 5 years older than I was as a high school senior... but aside from some flirting, I never acted on it and neither did he. As it should be. I think maybe it’s my Mom Nature coming through... it just hurt my heart thinking about my daughter being viewed by a teacher the way Grayson views his student. And then poor Addison... she (understandably) suffers from a combination of depression, anxiety, PTSD, and OCD. She is an abused, damaged, traumatized CHILD (I don’t care if she’s 18) who selfishly pushes herself onto a grown 32-year-old man, her superior, knowing how it could affect his life and all the while, he is just unable to control himself?? They fall in love, which is another thing I struggle with, because they basically just have physical attraction and mutual “need” of the other to save them. Where, exactly, did the love form? I also had strong mixed feelings about the ending... I wasn’t sure if I thought them winding up together was ok or not.

I’m a total sucker for a forbidden, tormented love story, but overall, this just left me feeling... sad. Really, really sad. And I came away with a very strong sense of “For the love of all that is holy, PLEASE do not let my daughter come across a book like this if she has a crush on a teacher”!

I don’t know... so, so conflicted here. I wanted to love it and I think I could have, if some details had been just slightly different. I’m honestly surprised there aren’t more conflicted reviews!!!


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Veiled Innocence edition by Ella Frank Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews

I’m not sure how to even write this review, my head was all over the place from the very beginning to the very end. Ella has stepped up her game big time with this book! It was total perfection. So beautifully done, my emotions weren’t in check at all! If this woman ever stops writing it would be a huge injustice to us all. As with every book that Ella writes, she takes you on a journey that you never presume to know the outcome of. Isn’t that wonderful? Nothing is black and white with this book and I swear I needed a stuffed animal, tums to help me cope. This is by far the best book I’ve read this year, and I say that with 100% certainty. My advice If you haven’t read an Ella Frank book before, DO IT NOW and start with this!

“I only have me to think of now. Me in this place, with nothing but time. Time to remember or, as they are all hoping. Time to forget.”

Addison is just beginning her senior year in High School and she is by no means an innocent little High School girl, but she’s also not a “bad girl” if that makes any sense. This girl has confidence that shoots through the roof, and the looks to back it up but she’s far from perfect and has some pretty heavy stuff on her shoulders. Everybody knows who she is, and what she’s gone through and all of this plays throughout the book. Addison seems to be your perfectly put together High School girl, but I can guarantee that is not the case. I truly loved Addison and had to put myself in her shoes to fully encapsulate her story in my brain, and after I did that I was done for, committed and knew I wouldn’t see the light of day until I read “The End.”

“My ending, staring right at me from the very beginning.”

The bell rings, Addison is late for class with him Mr. McKendrick. She doesn’t even know what has hit her, but I believe it’s that pure shrill type of vibrancy that she has on the outside, now consuming her on the inside. Not even Addison knows how to react right away, but her body does and she slowly and not so meekly begins her seduction of her hot new teacher. She has one goal and it’s to have Mr. McKendrick. Ella Frank is great at the tease, and the way these two go back and forth is the best kind. Everything from Mr. M’s snarky stubborn replies to Addison’s relentless pursuit is done perfectly.

“I wondered at that moment what I’d done to deserve this. Surely, this was some kind of f*%*%d-up karma because the girl in front of me had the face of a woman that would bring men to their knees. Men just like me.”

This story is told behind the eyes of both Addison and Mr. M, as well as it plays out in the past and present tense which I found extremely necessary in order to understand this book completely. I loved being able to see the true insecurities that belonged to Addison, and how she went through the shifting vulnerabilities that plagued her and made her character truly believable. Being in Mr. M’s head had a totally different but equally important role, his POV was more of a clear vision into how he wanted to deal with this new temptation, and how he struggled against his morality and judgment. I know some people feel weird about student/teacher stuff, but in this story it just didn’t matter to me. He was truly a good man and I felt like he always thought about Addison first. Addison was slightly more reckless in her taming of temptation, and I love that crazy girl!

So as these two go through this little game of attraction and lust, when the good stuff happens it’s REALLY good, like crazy hot. And my anxiety didn’t stop when they finally hook up, in fact it got worse! Because this little forbidden romance isn’t the only thing happening while you’re reading this book! The stuff with the past and the present include a character named Doc who I can’t tell you about, there’s little trinket stuff that I can’t tell you about, there’s places and things and twist and turns and ahhhhhhhhh! It’s so freaking crazy good! And on top of all of that you’re just scared the whole time of them getting caught, not knowing if what they have is something that will last, or if they have to give it up for the sake of what’s “right and wrong” or if someone or something will take it from them, PLUS all of that other stuff I mentioned before! You honestly are driving blind through this book, and have no clue what happens until it actually happens, isn’t that awesome?

My heart was all tied up for the last 20% of this book and I’m not sure how many times I held my breath but it was A LOT. I will say this, there are some really cool and insightful references in this book with some other really cool things that you just don’t see every day in every book. It was truly beautifully done, and obviously Ella did some amazing research. Couple that with her insane creativity and BAM—perfect book. I cried my eyes out and when I finally did reach “The End” I was a total and complete sobbing mess for way more than one reason. This book won me over a thousand trillion percent and I would suggest it to ANYBODY. Even if you don’t typically like student/teacher just try it, the story goes so far beyond that, I promise. I just didn’t want it to end, I need it to go on forever and ever.

“I’ll teach you how to come with a man inside you.”
“Not a boy, Addison, a man. Now go.”

“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster.”
Pleasantly Surprised

At first I didn't like Addison. I thought she was another rich girl causing trouble just to bring attention to herself. The first chapter was of her screwing a guy in the parking lot of her high school. It felt like she didn't care about anyone's feelings but her own. If she wanted something or someone she would just go get it damn the consequences.
When she first walked into her history class late. She laid her eyes on her teacher Grayson McKendrick and decided she wanted him.
As time goes on in the story you will find Addison in a different light. You find she covers up her pain through counting or tapping 1, 2, 3 from a clock. Tick, tick, tock will be ever present in this story. The only time it is quiet down is when she is with her teacher Grayson. Addison has a lot to deal with in her life. How the story was told seemed annoying at first but I got what the build up is to. They tell the story by switching it from the past to present in almost every situation to make you see how every action has a cause and affect. I really got into the story about 50% in and couldn't put it down. I wanted to know what was going to happen next. The ending left you wondering about the future and if it should have just ended the way it did. I wanted to know more. But a good story does that, leave you wanting more.
Storyline 4 Heat 5 Overall 4.5 Recommend Yes
I am honestly extremely confused by this book and struggled with how many stars to give it. I wish there was a way to give different stars for different aspects!

I would definitely give the writing a 5! With so many terribly-written books in this genre now, it’s refreshing to see an author who can write WELL...not only in the grammatical sense, but she’s also great at suspense, sexual tension, and getting her readers to feel emotionally involved with the book.

The content is where I struggle... I’m not a prude by any means (I downloaded this book because I was already familiar with Ella Frank), but I just couldn’t quite connect with the high school student/teacher thing. I do understand the nuances of the situation (Addy was “legally” adult, she pursued her teacher and not the other way around, that they both accepted their own faults in the scenario, etc). And look, I had a major crush on a high school teacher who was only 5 years older than I was as a high school senior... but aside from some flirting, I never acted on it and neither did he. As it should be. I think maybe it’s my Mom Nature coming through... it just hurt my heart thinking about my daughter being viewed by a teacher the way Grayson views his student. And then poor Addison... she (understandably) suffers from a combination of depression, anxiety, PTSD, and OCD. She is an abused, damaged, traumatized CHILD (I don’t care if she’s 18) who selfishly pushes herself onto a grown 32-year-old man, her superior, knowing how it could affect his life and all the while, he is just unable to control himself?? They fall in love, which is another thing I struggle with, because they basically just have physical attraction and mutual “need” of the other to save them. Where, exactly, did the love form? I also had strong mixed feelings about the ending... I wasn’t sure if I thought them winding up together was ok or not.

I’m a total sucker for a forbidden, tormented love story, but overall, this just left me feeling... sad. Really, really sad. And I came away with a very strong sense of “For the love of all that is holy, PLEASE do not let my daughter come across a book like this if she has a crush on a teacher”!

I don’t know... so, so conflicted here. I wanted to love it and I think I could have, if some details had been just slightly different. I’m honestly surprised there aren’t more conflicted reviews!!!