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A twisted tragedy leaves Brooke and her siblings on their own in this provocative new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Way I Used To Be.How do you let go of something you’ve never had?Junior year for Brooke Winters is supposed to be about change. She’s transferring schools, starting fresh, and making plans for college so she can finally leave her hometown, her family, and her past behind.But all of her dreams are shattered one hot summer afternoon when her mother is arrested for killing Brooke’s abusive father. No one really knows what happened that day, if it was premeditated or self-defense, whether it was right or wrong. And now Brooke and her siblings are on their own.In a year of firsts—the first year without parents, first love, first heartbreak, and her first taste of freedom—Brooke must confront the shadow of her family’s violence and dysfunction, as she struggles to embrace her identity, finds her true place in the world, and learns how to let go.
Publication Year: 2018
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This book addresses really important subject matter. It started off well. The fall out in a domestic violence is not limited to the 2 main parties. This looks at what happens when kids are involved and the abuser ends up dead.
For me, this book fell apart in the middle. We start with three siblings but really only look at what happens with the middle child. I understand the need to focus on a specific character but there were three siblings and the loss of two of their stories left huge holes in the narrative. There were other holes in the plot, characters introduced and then never mentioned, the fathers job seemed a big deal then wasn’t, and a few characters seemed to only be there for one specific plot point.
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