Review & Giveaway! Silver Scars by Posy Roberts

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You need people to love you, especially when you shove them away.

A bomb destroyed high-powered lawyer Gil Lemieux’s seemingly perfect life, and PTSD has ruled every decision since the explosion that left him scarred inside and outside. Moving home with his mom is meant to be a temporary measure, just like proofreading for a medical editorial firm is meant to be a stopgap. But two years after taking on the wrong court case, he’s still living in fear.

Keith Kramer might be based 1,500 miles away from Gil, but their shared work brings them together—a chance meeting that’s life-changing. Gil is drawn to Keith’s good looks and intelligence, but it’s his innate understanding that Gil is more than the scars on his skin that is truly attractive. He’s everything Gil used to be and more. It blows Gil’s mind that his attraction might be returned.

Only doubt could widen the distance between them. Keith’s hopefulness, borne out of surviving some tough challenges of his own, isn’t enough to bridge the distance alone. Gil will need to believe he has as much to offer as Keith if they’re to build a life together.

Wow. This book is an emotional rollercoaster. For the characters, but for me as well.

Gil has been a lawyer, a successful one, until an explosion took everything from him: his job, his financial security, his friends, his confidence leaving him an emotional mess, unable to function because of his severe PTSD.

Whomever meets Keith for the first time can never guess that behind his good looks and cheerful demeanor he hides a lot of pain, both physical and emotional. 

Two scarred, scared men create a bond that helps them overcome the dark moments when giving up seems like the best solution.

This is not your usual romantic story. It goes way beyond that. 

The love that binds Gil and Keith it’s obvious. They are good together and good for each other but the past and their conditions, sometimes make it hard for them to really let go and trust each other.

There’s always a sliver of doubt in their mind that, one day, the burden might become too much to handle and that love won’t be enough.

Those insecurities, though, are perfectly understandable and, if in other circumstances it might have annoyed me to see the characters constantly doubt every single thing or action, in this case, they only made me love both men even more.

They struggle. Each and every day is a constant uphill battle but they don’t give up.

There’s anger, despair, sadness and tears but, deep down, there’s always hope.

A perfect example of the fact that love goes beyond physical appearance and social status. When there’s true affection, mutual respect and understanding, nothing will ever be too hard.

I don’t know if I’m the only one who felt like this but, all the time while reading, I had the impression I was there, in the book, living it all alongside Gil and Keith.

They felt so real, their story felt real and I’m sure that, for someone out there, this is not a story at all.

It was my first Posy Roberts book but it won’t be my last. The writing style was really good even if a little bit more attention to details was needed.

All I can say is “wow”. This novel is absolutely worth reading and I highly recommend it. I was sorry it was over because I wasn’t ready to let them go yet.

Did you ever find a book that made you completely lose contact with reality? This is what Silver Scars did to me. I had a hard time disconnecting and I didn’t quite manage that because I keep thinking about it every now and then. Another one to add to my re-read list. 

I’m so glad I gave it a chance.

Happy Reading!!

Posy Roberts writes about romantic male love. Whether these characters are family men, drag queens, or lonely men searching for connections, they all find a home in her stories.

Posy is married to a man who makes sure she doesn’t forget to eat or sleep; her daughter, a budding author and dedicated Whovian, helps her come up with character names. When Posy’s not writing, she enjoys crafting, hiking, and singing spontaneously about the mundane, just to make normal seem more interesting.

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