Low Over High by J. A. DeRouen

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Synopsis:
I fancy myself a purveyor of truth, a sifter of lies, a cutter of bullshit. It’s not a gift, but rather, all skill, honed to a razor’s edge after one too many trips down the rabbit hole.

Some may dismiss my talent as misplaced and misguided cynicism, but they’d be wrong. Cliches about hope and faith in mankind are concocted unicorn farts, an effort to keep the dreamers dreaming. Experiences don’t lie—people do.

While I’m not proud of the circumstances that led me to this way of thinking, I respect the journey. The road to enlightenment can be dark and foreboding, but the destination makes it all worthwhile.

But funny thing about the past—it’s a defiant child refusing to stay in time out. No matter how deeply buried, it can always pop up when least expected, and sink its fucking claws into the flesh of your heart. No, not my heart—I no longer have one. I foolishly gave it away years ago, but I still feel the ripping in my chest as I fist the crumpled note left on my porch.

I’ve avoided this day, ran from it, for the past eight years.
And still we meet again.

But to truly understand … to feel my dread and fear my future as I do, it’s important to know what happened in my past.

Or who…

My name is Marlo Rivers, and this is my story of corrupted love.

The synopsis of Low Over High really caught my attention. I wanted to know more about this character who called herself a sifter of lies. I feel like the synopsis didn't exactly fit with what I learned about the character throughout the story. Although I feel that the prologue and synopsis of the book are showing the reader what Low becomes after everything that takes place in the book.

I loved the banter between Low and Ever! It made me laugh and made me interested in what either of them would say next. They had an interesting relationship that started out rocky but became more as the story progressed.  I thought that their relationship was beautiful albeit flawed. It seemed like Ever had a foot out the door the whole time. 

I feel that the characters made some bad decisions in order to cope with what they were dealing with that led them down even worse paths. I'm not saying that they deserved what happened to them but I didn't understand why they didn't follow their gut feeling about a certain character in the story that they were friends with. 

This was a really good book and my second book from J. A. DeRouen. She writes in such a way that you are transported into the story and have to keep reading to know what happens to the characters that she has made you care about. I would highly recommend this book!