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Amanda Dick is a night-owl, coffee addict, movie buff and music lover. She loves to do DIY (if it's not bolted down, she'll probably paint it, re-cover it or otherwise decorate it) and has tried almost every craft known to man/womankind. She has two sewing machines and an over-locker she can't remember how to thread. She crochets (but can't follow a pattern), knits (badly) and refrains from both as a public service.
She believes in love at first sight, in women's intuition and in following your heart. She is rather partial to dark chocolate and believes in the power of a good vanilla latte.
What lights her fire is writing stories about real people in trying situations. Her passion is finding characters who are forced to test their boundaries. She is insanely curious about how we, as human beings, react when pushed to the edge. Most of all, she enjoys writing about human behaviour - love, loss, joy, grief, friendship and the complexity of relationships in general.
After living in Scotland for five years, she has now settled back home in New Zealand, where she lives with her husband and two children.
Reviewed by Rabia Tanveer for Readers' Favorite
Absolution by Amanda Dick is the story of two lost souls trying to find love once again. Jack McKenna was living the happy life with the girl of his dreams when a car accident broke his life. Because of the accident, Jack’s girlfriend Ally’s backbone shattered and now she is a shell of her former self. Jack could not bear to face Ally and leaves. For four whole years, he punishes himself for destroying Ally’s life. He fights and tries to keep the demons at bay. But when a tragic phone call brings him back to Ally, he cannot help but rehash the past and give love another chance.
Ally was devastated after the accident. She never blamed Jack for the accident, but she blamed Jack for leaving her when she needed him the most. The silence hurt the most. But when a funeral brings Jack back home, Ally cannot help, but wish things could be the same. Now they are rehashing the past, and trying to give love another chance. Can they do that? Or will their past break them up once again?
This novel left me a sighing mess after I read it. Jack and Ally’s story was so heartwarming. I used to hate second chance romances because they made me cry a lot. They had an overload of emotions, but Absolution was a perfect mixture of love, compassion and emotions. I loved reading Amanda Dick’s writing style. She wrote the story beautifully; you could taste the emotions, feel their anguish, and feel their joy. I loved it!
