Throwaway by Heather Huffman, the first book in the Throwaways series, is a book about the unexpected second chances that life can bring. A ray of hope in the dark corners of the world. For fourteen years, Jessie Jones has been under the thumb of pimp, Spence. A life she has resigned herself to, until Gabe Adams, an undercover cop, walks into her life. Gabe offers her something she never thought would be for her: love, a home and a future. But she can’t walk away so easily. From the streets of St. Louis to the caves of the Ozarks, will Jessie allow herself to be loved and love in return? Will she take the chance at the life she always thought wouldn’t be hers?
Throwaway and its series is described as a “surprisingly warm and funny series” with “strong but often unlikely heroes and heroines.” A series, with twelve books in total, promised to be “a world of suspense, laughter, and love.” I don’t know about the entire series; however, Throwaway did not hold up to this description. The characters were unrealistic. There’s one character who has a “contract” with the pimp in order to pay for school?!?! Seriously! A pimp is just going to let one of “his girls” go because they have a contract? And what pimp would agree to this? The dialogue was childish and repetitive. I thought Throwaway would be a fun, edgy romance with a twist; but it fell flat. I will not be continuing the series and I do not recommend Throwaway.
Throwaway is available in paperback and eBook.
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