Raising Elle (Sweet Valley Series Book 1) by S.E Reichert – Review by Tia Martel

Raising Elle by S.E. Reichert
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

When Elle Sullivan comes back to Sweet Valley she’s bruised and hiding a big secret, but she’s determined to start her life over and prove to herself she’s strong and able to do anything. She wasn’t expecting to run in to her old high school love Blake O’Connor, nor was she expecting to find that healing takes a whole lot of more work than she could’ve expected.

I chose this 100% because the title was punny. This book was great! There is definitely a trigger warning for Domestic Abuse and I’d toss one in for Eating Disorders as well, although I’d say it’s related to the abuse. It was well written and despite some hard stuff was entertaining and funny in places.

Elle is a strong woman who is ready to start over back home. She got out, a little later than she wanted, but she is a survivor.

Blake has hit rock bottom and can’t seem to dig himself out alone. Thank god for old friendships and the healing of love.

The characters were fun and their story is heartbreaking and heartwarming all at once. I definitely recommend reading this and I’m excited to see more from Sweet Valley.

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