This is a companion piece to Truth by Aleatha Romig, this should not be
read as a standalone and should be read after you have read the Consequences
series.
Basic Summary
This
is the second of the Consequences series three reading companions, by New York
Times bestselling author Aleatha Romig.
It is recommended to be read after completing all three books of the
Consequences Series: Consequences, Truth, and Convicted. It is not a standalone book and should not be
read as such.
This
reading companion explores the thoughts and motivations of Anthony Rawlings and
his struggle to accept the truth behind the consequences. It is not intended as a total rewrite of
Truth, but meant to enhance the reader’s understanding. Behind His Eyes – Truth contains significant
scenes from the novel Truth, as experienced from Anthony’s point of view. It also contains never before published,
behind-the-scenes information, a glossary of the characters, and a timeline
that grows from Consequences to include the array of new characters and
revelations found in the pages of Truth.
Behind
His Eyes – Truth is the continued journey inside the mind of the man who
survived the consequences. This companion
allows readers the opportunity to witness first hand as Anthony’s world changes
forever. His rules and control begin to
slip away, threatened by the most unlikely foes—an experience completely
unfamiliar to him.
Can
something as pure as love and forgiveness wreak havoc on his well-planned
existence?
Behind
His Eyes – Truth, because there is more to learn about a man who:
Once upon a time, signed a napkin
that he knew was a contract. As an
esteemed businessman, he forgot one very important rule – he forgot to read the
fine print. It wasn’t an acquisition to
own another person as he’d previously assumed.
It was an agreement to acquire a soul.
– Aleatha Romig Convicted
Continue
the long and painful acquisition, as the Truth becomes evident, from Behind His
eyes!
First Impressions
I didn't think it was possible for
this to happen while I began reading this book and a part of me thinks I’m
crazy but for the first half of this book I did not like Anthony AT ALL! I knew from reading Consequences that Anthony
was more than a little out of touch with reality and after I read Behind His
Eyes – Consequences I finally got to wrap my head around just how out of touch
Anthony really was. Which I was fine
with because I knew that Tony had his turn around in Truth and he really was in
love with Claire and felt bad for what he did in his own way. Part of this is true he really does love
Claire and I’m so happy in the very beginning of this book he realized how
empty his life was without Claire in it and that he missed her. But for the first half of this book he still doesn't really seem to get it!!! When I
read Truth I thought at this point he truly understood that he screwed Claire over
royally and that her choosing to leave their house that day was not a personal
affront to him but he still hasn't gotten it!!!
There are times when it starts to sink in how she sat in jail for almost
two years but he is still manipulating her and her circumstances and I’m kind
of disappointed with him! 
What I Loved
I also loved the fact that you kind
of get Nathanial’s perspective on Tony and Claire that was pretty cool to see
what he might have to say about Tony loving a Nichols. It actually made me feel better after reading
that part of the book, which sounds crazy I know but I totally loved it.
I loved how each chapter in this
book began with where it coincided with Truth and after reading this one I
really want to go back and reread Truth all over again just so I can go back
and experience everything from Claire’s perspective once again and really just having
all the pieces of the puzzle come together this time around. Being able to read and experience Tony’s
transition from being the one in control to becoming an equal in his
relationship with Claire. It was so
great to also experience Claire becoming her own woman again through Tony’s
eyes it made me really proud of her for standing up to Tony and demanding her
own wants and needs from Tony.
Not So Much
I don’t really have any cons to this
book; I absolutely love this series and worship the ground Aleatha Romig walks
on. I do have some questions about how
things played out between Tony and Claire towards the end of this book
though.
I guess I don’t understand why when
the packages and the notes started coming to Palo Alto and then to Iowa why didn't Tony ever question Catherine about this.
He knew that the package that Claire received in jail had come from
Cedar Rapids and he knew that Catherine had sent it to Claire, and then when
they found the packages were once again coming from Cedar Rapids why did he not
put two and two together. There are only
so many people that know about Tony’s past so why wouldn't he stringently
question and investigate every single one of those people. Also when he found out it was Patrick Chester
why did he not start looking into Chester’s bank accounts or even ask Catherine
about him since they are the only two who know about the witness. I just felt like there were so many times
that Tony could’ve easily figured out what Catherine was up to and he seems to
be so detailed and smart when it comes
to everything else in his life how did he let something this important
slip through his fingers. I get people
are blinded by love and all that and they have other priorities but Claire’s
safety was his number one priority and to me he wasn’t really paying enough
attention to it. Like I said this isn't really a con of the book it’s just questions I have about Tony because this
book makes you think a lot.
This Book Was….
Freaking
awesome!!!! Once again Aleatha Romig has left me with a huge book hangover and
wanting more! I usually don’t like when
authors rewrite books from another person’s perspective, I don’t know why it’s
not a big draw for me but this series is just so amazing and leaves you with
the worst book hangover known to man I couldn't NOT read things from his point
of view. Like I said before I was a
little disappointed with Tony for really holding onto his feelings of betrayal
and not really understanding what he had done to Claire. But I was definitely relieved when he finally
started to get see how much he needed Claire in his life and what he had to do
to get her there. It was definitely
great reading his point of view because it gave a more well-rounded perspective
to this story, and also giving insight to other times in their lives that were
not discussed before. For example
getting a little bit of what Tony was feeling like after Claire’s accident when
she was in a deep depression and how hard that was for Tony. I loved to see how Catherine and Tony’s
relationship started to deteriorate and how Catherine’s crazy started to come
to the surface.
Just as
how I felt before when it came to Claire’s “accident” that it was a necessary
event in Claire and Tony’s relationship.
It had to happen so things would change between Tony and Claire and for
Tony to really realize how much he cared for Claire. I feel the same way about Claire going to
jail and receiving that package. As much
as I hate Catherine I feel like Tony could never be truly happy with Claire if
she never really knew who Tony was and that package gave Claire the ability to
not only learn about Tony but accept him for who he is as well. Tony needed to see Claire as his partner not
something to own and push around and in order for that to happen Claire needed
to stand up to him and not be afraid and her receiving that package was the
catalyst for that.
After I finished reading Truth I was
heartbroken and once again after reading Behind His Eyes – Truth I was equally
heartbroken even knowing how everything turns out. This was such a great book and it’s amazing
to once again delve into Tony’s devious mind and see how things played out from
his perspective.
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