November is the theme for the found family trope in my reading club. Not a big fan, but I noticed this book during our voting period. I was all in for the reverse harem theme displayed on goodreads. What could be hotter, right? Nothing. This book was not a dark read but it was a bit depressing in some sense. A few triggers involved were almost rape, profanity, sex, threesome, emotional and slight physical abuse---the guy literally spat on her. Not during sex---and childhood trauma. Yeah, quite a few of those. Let's get into this review.
Credence Review
Credence by Penelope Douglas was written about the protagonists Tiernan and her deceased father's stepbrother and his two sons. After Tiernan's parents' death, they left her in the care of her father's stepbrother, Jake. Deciding to run away from the limelight, Tiernan took advantage of the invitation to join Jake and his sons at his cabin in the mountains. Three men and a woman closed off from the rest of the world for Winter. What could go wrong?
I asked myself that question diving further into the read. Man, it did not disappoint. The emotions of the characters and their struggle as the story progressed captivated me. Held me down. I could not put the book down. Had to even file Noah on my long list of book boyfriends. He was just that amazing.
I didn't want to give away any spoilers but could not refrain from adding how the first few chapters gave me the impression of a reverse harem. I was like 'Yes, I've hit the jackpot'. I was here for it. Then the story dipped into a love square. The disappointment sunk in. What happened to the good old 'sharing is caring'? In all honesty, I preferred mutual agreement to love triangles. None of them had the right to claim what was not theirs. Especially, when they kept using the term 'ours'.
I had never been much of a fan of love-triangles. They never end up with the guys I like. Damn it. Either way, I was pleased with the ending. All the heartache and annoyance wrapped up and tied in a nice little bow with happy-ever-after. Each character got what they needed in the end. I rated Credence three stars out of five stars. Regardless, of my constant rolled eyes and huffing while reading the latter chapters.
I recommend Credence to readers who were hurt emotionally or physically by someone close to them, someone they loved. To all those readers who refrained from being happy because of what happened in the past. Screw that and screw them. We can't all allow them to win by making us unhappy for the rest of our lives. The first step forward is doing something you love, something that will make you smile. Credence is a full excuse to move forward.
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