Hell on Heels

By: Anne Jolin

Narrated by: Maxine Mitchell

Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins

Publisher's Summary

I use people. Not in a malicious way, but in the way an addict abuses their substance of choice. People are my vice - men specifically. I crave the emotional high they give me, with a unique and reckless disregard for my own well-being - eagerly floating into an unsustainable euphoria, knowing full well that after every high comes an equal, if not more powerful, plummet into a devastating abyss. But like every junkie, I crawl willingly back into the arms of my demons.

Oh, the price we pay to feel loved. We'd all sell our souls to the devil himself for that. Perhaps I have already.

They say that acknowledging that you have a problem is one of the first steps to recovery. Well, in that case, my name is Charleston Smith, and I have a f--king problem.

©2016 Anne Jolin (P)2016 Anne Jolin

SO FRUSTRATED!!!

I swallowed the story in one listening, but the ending left me frustrated and mad! I understood Charleston’s choices, emotional fights, my heart ached for her... but for the love of God, we really deserved a closure. Do I have my pick? Sure I do... Will I ever know? Of course not, because Anne Jolin decided we don’t need it. I mean, Charleston’s character grew so much and at the end of the day, it was all thrown out the window with the open end. Peachy...

No ending.

Warning! Reader beware! This is one of those no ending books. So, if you like finality in your HEA, this won’t do it. Otherwise, super cute and hot story!!

Not a romance story

This is not a bad story, it’s just not a romance. Nor is the title at all indicative of the story. It’s a story of a woman dealing with her overwhelming grief from a terrible loss. There are men who aid her in this in different ways, but you learn next to nothing about them, nor does she seem to care about them, so you can’t invest in them as romantic partners for the lead. Rather this is a story if a survivor’s struggle and it’s a tear jerker.
SPOILER ALERT- you don’t learn who she ends up with. I say this only because I wasn’t wanting to read a tear jerker and only stayed with this book to the end to see who she chose. Fortunately, as I said earlier, there is no depth to her feelings for any of the men -aside from the one she lost- so it didn’t matter if she ended up with any of them.

Love wins

Loved it but hoped she chose Dean or Maverick... glad she was able to love

Never really ended

No HEA. It was a weird ending and left me a bit blah. It’s not really a romance, but more of a strong woman commentary.

Awesomeness

You want to read about a strong female that rules her professional life but is a little messy with her personal life? This is for you. Charleston is such a great character. I love her approach on life and the men in this book are... Well... HOT.

I loved Hell On Heels in written form and Maxine Mitchell really brought it to life for the audio. She was the perfect choice.

Interesting read

I really enjoyed this. I normally don't read the summary. I just start a book and if after the 3de chapter I don't like it I stop but this had me constantly on edge. The ending was unique but also expected. It was clear that she needed to save her self.

I truly enjoyed the writing and audio. Would like to see more from the author.

Not the ending I expected but I loved it

I know who I wanted her to pick and I believe that’s who she did pick. Not an ending a lot of people will like but I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

No True Fairytale Ending

Since this book deals with the subject of addiction and loss from the prospective of a sister for her brother it's a touching story. I even understand why the author chose to make the lead character her own hero. If you are ok with a non-cliffhanger, cliffhanger this is the book for you.

This was the worst book ever

I dont read expecting a happy ending. But its totally unforgivable to have an 8hr book end in pick your own love story ending. Its a cop out by the writer because she didn't want to decide and put the ownus on the reader it seems irresponsible. it feels like a waste of time. That being said its also a sad sack dreary book about loss and grief and grieving. Save yourself your sanity and a credit.

Sorry it's not worth it

What a disappointment at the end you said it's not who she picks but what she when through and what she worked out in the end but sorry but knowing who she picked to make her get to where she needed makes the story after it all !!!!so only 1 star 🌟

I need therapy or at least a chat room after this

Depressing story. Protagonist is not very likeable. No clear ending. Toooooo much self analizing. I dont find it endearing that she is seeing 3 men at the same time. The men I also dont get. Like Maverick. Wtf? Passion, a little agression, then he gets her to pull herself together and thats it. He wants her, but like not enough to actively pursue her, or be there like ever other than these rare ocacions. I could be ranting for hours about my frustrations about this book. It is not an upbeat story, no satisfactory ending, and throughout I felt really frustrated, sometimes even teary. Do not choose this if you are looking for something light and happy.

Depressing

Most depressing book I’ve listened to. Main character is selfish and self pitying. Can’t see what has attracted any of the men to her, God help the one she chose in the end. Well done to her therapist for managing to make a living out of her misery for 10 years.
Very good narrator, especially considering what she was working with.

Couldn't finish

The narrator had a really grating tone. There's an edge of hysteria to it, which makes the whole thing sound completely over the top. Exhausting.

Soul searching deep story.

Really well written and narrated the characters were believable. The story is sad and difficult to navigate but it's worth the listen. Love is Hard loving yourself is harder.