Name: Torn
ISBN: 9780698145108

Kim Karr

Rock star River Wilde brought Dahlia London back from the brink of hopelessness with his unwavering love and devotion. But their entwined history is about to test the strength of that love… Dahlia was certain she had found true love and met her ‘Once in a Lifetime’ when she reconnected with River. But Dahlia’s world comes crashing down when someone from her past resurfaces, and all of River’s carefully hidden secrets are exposed. River wants to show Dahlia that life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass—it’s about dancing in the rain! But how many times can one broken heart be mended? Will River and Dahlia be able to face the turmoil together or will they be torn apart? Praise for CONNECTED: "Emotional, unpredictable, and downright hot." –K.A. Tucker " Sweet, all-consuming romance, smart and real characters, and just enough of every emotion to keep me unable to put the book down."—New York Times bestselling author Shelly Crane “I can’t say enough about this book! I LOVED IT!”—The Book Enthusiast "An incredibly emotional, romantic, sexy and addictive read." --Samantha Young, New York Times bestselling author

Torn

Anna Ureta

I’m not going to beat around the bush.
After reading Kim Karr’s Connected I had high hopes for the sequels and the followups.
Now… I’m not so sure.
Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed reading Torn; it was definitely a Kim Karr/Connection Series novel. But Torn just didn’t do it for me. River Wilde still makes me weak at the knees but this book in general was almost a mission to finish. Thinking about it now, I think the reason I didn’t like this book very much was because it showed us the very ugly side of relationships, and sometimes you don’t see that in romance novels. Thinking about it, this is probably one of the MOST HONEST romance books I’ve read in a while.

Dahlia London and River Wilde are enjoying their happily ever after. After finding each other again they’re certain that true love does exist and that even after a long period of time, can be rekindled.
But just as they’re about to start their new lives together, a big secret threatens to ruin the happily ever after they planned and expose all the secrets River has tried so hard to keep buried.
With Dahlia’s past back to haunt her, she and River have to work to keep their relationship together. What is he hiding? What is he not telling her? And how can she prove to him that he is all she needs?

I don’t know if maybe this wasn’t the right book for me at the time, or maybe I was looking to read something happier, but while reading Torn I just felt like the story didn’t do it for me. I’m NOT SAYING it was a bad book, I guess I just expected more… I wanted River and Dahlia to have their happily ever after, I really did, but this book was just….a kick in the face really. It showed me the ugly side of relationships; it showed me that communication is VERY IMPORTANT, that secrets are horrible, and that trust is what keeps two people together.

 “I want to believe your love is only for me. That your lips are mine. That your kisses are meant for me. That your body belongs to me.” His arms move to my waist and tighten around me and he presses his hard body against mine. “But when you leave me to see him, it’s hard to know for sure.”

To me, this book felt like a balance of two things.
Angst and Sex.
It wasn’t until the end did I see the River Wilde I loved.
But that’s the thing about relationships. They do have an ugly side and we have to acknowledge them.
What’s the point of reading romance novels that end with the happily ever after? What happens afterwards? We can’t expect it to always be love and romanticism all the time, because when is real life ever like that?

There was A LOT of angst in this book and like a lot of couples I think, they tried to avoid it with sex. Obviously that isn’t something healthy but still a lot of people do it. More than once in the book I was getting so sick and tired of everyone fighting and yelling that I just wanted to say, “Can we all please be adults about this and just sit in a room…and just let it all out…” seriously, I was that annoyed. It was angst, sex, angst, sex, angst, sex…over and over. And it did get repetitive at least until the end…when everything was FINALLY resolved.

Apart from everything I’ve mentioned above, I still appreciate this novel for what it is. Even though it was sort of annoying. River is still amazing hot, Dahlia knows exactly what she wants and isn’t afraid to go for it, and they were just two people in love put into really bad situations. The most important thing is that they stuck it out, even if they were being stubborn, and worked it out together, as a couple. On an entertainment scale though, I guess it wasn’t what I was looking for. The sex scenes were hot, but that was all … I’m sure Mended will be really different and I look forward to it.

3/5 Hearts of Love 

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Chelsea Bates

If I could give this book 100 stars, I would.

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If you've not yet read Connected, DO NOT read any more of this review. Seriously. You'll totally spoil the first book for yourself if you continue. You've been warned. 

Torn starts off with a very happy Dahlia and River. They've survived the events of the last book and are stronger together than ever. They're well on their way to their happily-ever-after when they get news that will shake them both to the core. Because I read Connected, I knew what news was coming, but I had no idea what to expect when Dahlia learns Ben isn't dead after all. I wasn't ready to deal with a love triangle and I was so upset to think Dahlia and River might not get their happily-ever-after after all. I mean, how do you move on past your first love? 

Well. Let me just tell you, without getting all spoilery, that Dahlia is a far stronger woman than I would be in the same situation. I adored her in Connected, but I fell head-over-heels for her in Torn. She's dealt with so much and she's so, so strong and determined. There might have been doubt in my mind about what would happen, but there never was in hers. River was far more insecure, and really, who can blame him? It wasn't easy to compete with a ghost and it's even more difficult to compete with the real thing. 

Ben? Let me just tell you something... Ben won't be hitting my favorite book boyfriends list anytime soon. I wasn't a fan. I didn't trust him. I couldn't believe a thing he said. And, honestly, he was downright creepy at times. Oh, and once ALL the truth came out? I liked him even less. I have to say, I guessed the first "twist," but I was in no way prepared for the second part of that particular truth. W.O.W.

Torn was everything I wanted Connected to be. It was emotional and raw. I felt everything the characters did. I was completely hooked on these characters, their story and this book. Torn was solid and well-written. It makes me even more excited to continue on with this series.

Prerana agrawal

Dahlia is certain that she has found true love when she reconnects with rock star River Wilde, until secrets from their pasts surface to threaten their future together.