Although I like the idea of one of the protagonists in a story having a split personality, I had some trouble with the way this sensitive issue was handled in this book.
Shyann left home following the long, painful death of her mother in order to pursue a career in television news. After graduating from college, she fumbles her first assignment, quickly ending her career, and she must return home in order to earn some money and pick up the pieces of her life. When she is forced to take a job in her father's construction company, she meets Lucas, who has also taken a job there, but he is harboring a secret - a second personality called Gage who may have murdered his mother, sister, and brothers. Shyann is filled with unresolved hostility toward her home and her father. When she discovers that Lucas has also lost his mother, she is drawn to him, even though she fears Gage.
This intriguing idea led to a wonderful beginning of this book, but by the middle, many of the difficult issues of mental disorders and grief were oversimplified. The ending was a little too quick with the main conflicts too easily resolved. This story might have been better as a series - written over several books - giving the protagonists more time to deal with these sensitive issues in a more believable manner. Overall, not a bad book, but it could have been better. ( )

Well. When I saw the movie preview I was intrigued, and decided to check it out from the library once it was available there. I'm the kind to read the books before watching the movie, but I did not know until later that the book is very different from the movie. Anyways.

I was initially unaware of the fact that this book was categorized as a romance, so it was already out of my general ballpark of what I typically read. However, I powered through, definitely intrigued by the character of Lucas, initially (though I'd already held a strong annoyance for ShyANN)...and then my journey ended approximately halfway through the book.

First of all, Split the movie already got a lot of heat because of how it stigmatizes DID but this book basically romanticizes and sexualizes it. Additionally, the poor decisions and obnoxiousness of Shyann really turned me off. After being nearly killed and practically terrorized by Gage, Lucas' protective personality, you still want more? Additionally, I felt that some parts were really out of character and too cliche for my taste. Gage was too capricious and aggressive for me, and though I have no issue with sociopaths or any other villainous personas, I just did not feel any kind of legitimacy with Gage. I will say that I adored Lucas' character, how genuine he is yet how frightened he is of hurting Shyann and people he had began to care for. I think that is realistic of someone who has dealt with trauma or has such a disorder.

I absolutely loathed the scenes of romance and sexual tension, which really underlined why I dislike most romantic novels in the first place. Salsbury's style only exacerbated this.

Salsbury's writing style isn't anything special to me. The style reminds me of a lot of fanfics or stories I read online, and even my own style at times (and I am truly an amateur). This only added to how little intrigued or stimulated I was by this book. So I give it 2 stars and regret that I did not research more before deciding to read this book. I am immensely disappointed, so much that it is not worth my time in trying to finish it. ( )

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Because love never discriminates.

Even when you’re split.
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So my question is?


Dear book

YOU DID NOT DISAPPOINT - thanks!

From Me

Prologue:



P!nk - F**kin' Perfect
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocDlOD1Hw9k

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Ten years ago . . .

It’s dark. Like when I hide under my bed and can’t see my hand in front of my face. But I’m not under my bed now. Cold seeps into my body. My head rings; static blares in my ears. I blacked out again, but this is different. Everything about this feels different. There’s shuffling . . . some kind of panic in the air.

Mom always gets angry after one of my blackouts and with the pain . . . oh God the pain .

“Oh fuck!” A deep masculine voice rips through my panic.

“This one’s alive!”

“Dammit! We’re gonna lose him.”

The pain dies off.

Peacefulness wraps around me.

I drift back into night and welcome the dark I know will protect me.
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AND SOLD, because who can stop reading, after that Prologue!



SHYANN - Fake it till you make it, strong deterrent, a go-getter, and a perfect hero!



Demi Lovato - Give Your Heart a Break
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zfzka5VwRc

Lucas:
Oh, wow, this man broke my heart, I cannot tell you how heartbreaking it is to read about this young man’s horrible upbringing and his current situation. And He loves carving wood sculptures →

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Carving is what I love most. Taking a salvaged piece of wood and turning it into something new and beautiful, giving it a new purpose. A different life.
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“What are you?” she whispers.

“I’m split.”
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The Chainsmokers - Don't Let Me Down ft. Daya
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io0fBr1XBUA

The following gif will not make sense if you did not read the book, and that is all I am sharing, if I say too much I will give away the punch line of the novel!





One Direction - Story of My Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-TE_Ys4iwM

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With adrenaline coursing through my veins, I allow myself a moment to wonder what it would be like to be as free as Shyann. Everything I do is weighed against the danger of doing it. The threat of blacking out always pulling me back to walk the safer, less risky side of any situation.

But something about her makes me want to try harder, makes me want to take a risk like other twenty-five-year-old guys.
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“You’re perfect.”

His lips lightly brush against mine and I’m awestruck as he treats me with a gentleness I didn’t think he was capable of.

“Perfect for you.”

He tilts my chin up to meet his eyes, now molten with desire.

“Perfect for us.”
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Demi Lovato - Heart Attack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AByfaYcOm4A



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THIS THE AUTHOR PROVIDED:

JB Author of The Fighting Series, comes Split, a dark, deeply emotional story of love against the odds with a suspenseful twist.

When her career takes a hit, Shyann abruptly finds herself jobless, penniless and packing for her hometown – where memories of her late mother and a reunion with her distant father await.

Lucas needs a quiet life, and that’s exactly what he’s found in Payson, Arizona. He finally feels like he fits . . . and is starting to keep his mind in check. Having suffered blackouts since he was a child, Lucas knows he’s not like other guys. The minute he meets his boss’s strong-willed, sexy-as-sin daughter, her probing eyes and personal questions pick away at his barriers. Shyann is everything Lucas wants – and everything he should never have. When the blackouts return, the last thing he wants is to expose how dangerous he can be . . .

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To the Author
THE ONLY WORD THAT COMES TO MIND → *PERFECT*




AND ME when I got my copy from Amazon:




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FGMAMTC Blog Review  Excerpt, Teasers & Giveaway
3.75 stars

This story is pretty wild. Lucas has a split personality. His main identity is very quite and shy. The other part of him is very different and originated to protect him from serious abuse as a child. The problem is that no one really knows what he’s capable of doing when he blacks out (his other self takes over).
I was extremely fascinated by this story from the first word. I don’t know true to life the details for dissociative identity disorder are in Split, but it’s an interesting subject for sure. I had a little trouble accepting how everything wrapped up, but I was definitely entertained the whole time. I reckon reading this. You won't be bored.


***Copy given in exchange for an honest review***

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FGMAMTC Blog Review  Excerpt, Teasers & Giveaway
3.75 stars

This story is pretty wild. Lucas has a split personality. His main identity is very quite and shy. The other part of him is very different and originated to protect him from serious abuse as a child. The problem is that no one really knows what he’s capable of doing when he blacks out (his other self takes over).
I was extremely fascinated by this story from the first word. I don’t know true to life the details for dissociative identity disorder are in Split, but it’s an interesting subject for sure. I had a little trouble accepting how everything wrapped up, but I was definitely entertained the whole time. I reckon reading this. You won't be bored.


***Copy given in exchange for an honest review***

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