Amanda is a shell of a person – constantly scared and sometimes unable to face the world at all. Unfortunately, her ordeal is far from over because, two years later, she hasn’t healed (at least not emotionally). But (with the help of an imaginary movie star who she’s conjured from a poster) she screws up her courage and takes a chance. When an opportunity to escape presents itself, Amanda isn’t sure she can do it – isn’t sure she can face the fear of failing and what that would mean for her. She’s been held for over two years, mentally and physically (including sexually) abused. The pain of a very broken past. The book starts out at the very end of Amanda’s horrible ordeal.Somehow Kade managed to blend these two disparate topics perfectly – which I’d say is some feat! But then, it also incorporates a romance trope that we typically find in much lighter fare – the burnt-out celebrity who needs to freshen up his image by helping out a fan. On the one hand, it tackles an incredibly serious and tough subject – the emotional (and physical) scars left from an abduction and abuse. This is one of those books where it’s hard to know what to expect. But when the past resurfaces in a new threat, will they stand together or fall apart?

What starts as a simple arrangement, though, rapidly becomes more complicated when they realize they need each other in more ways than one. The meeting is a disaster, but out of mutual desperation, Amanda and Chase strike a deal. To revamp his image, Chase’s publicist comes up with a plan: surprise Amanda Grace with the chance to meet her hero, followed by a visit to the set of Chase’s new movie. Now he's sober and a Hollywood pariah, washed up at twenty-four. With it, came drugs, alcohol, arrests, and crazy spending sprees.

Six years ago, Chase Henry defied astronomical odds, won a coveted role on a new TV show, and was elevated to super-stardom. She’s not getting any better, and she fears that if something doesn’t change soon she never will. Her friends have gone on to college, while she battles PTSD. Now, years later, Amanda is struggling to live normally.

It reminded her of home and gave her the strength to keep fighting. Her 20/20 interview is what everyone remembers-Amanda describing the room where she was kept, the torn poster of TV heartthrob Chase Henry on the wall. My content rating: 18+ (Explicit sex, abuse)Īt fifteen, Amanda Grace was abducted on her way home from school.

738 Days by Stacey Kade