Review: Dare to Remember by Susanna Beard

Title: Dare to Remember
Author: Susanna Beard
Publisher: Legend Times
Publication Date: June 1, 2017
Edition: Paperback (288 pages)
Genres:

• Fiction
• Crime Fiction
• Mystery

Dare to Remember by Susanna Beard

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Lisa Fulbrook was a young woman living an ordinary life. She had a job and lived with her best friend. That all changed one night. She was attacked and her roommate and best friend was killed. Her old life gone. She left the city and retreated to a small cottage--wishing to have a life of solitude in order to heal. Her journey toward healing is a painful one, but also one filled with self-discovery and self-determination.

Though the subjects of violent attack and PTSD are not easy ones, I enjoyed this book immensely. I liked Lisa so much. So often, I've read books where these subjects are part of the story, but the aftermath of violence is glossed over or not fully addressed. Susanna Beard writes candidly and in depth about the feelings and trauma that come after Lisa becomes a crime victim, and also about the other victims of this crime. I felt I was right there with her, as she worked through her trauma. The entire presentation was simply excellent. One of my best reads of the year.