The Opposite of Innocent

by Sonya Sones

[Sam@WLABB]

She thought the sun rose and set with Luke, and felt like she was living the dream, when Luke finally began to see her as a woman. However, Lily soon learned how Luke was a wolf in sheep's clothing.

• Pro: It amazed me how Sones could write about something so ugly in such a beautiful way.

• Pro: This was a pretty emotional read. The story was told in such a way, that I felt my heart breaking piece by piece with each bit of innocence Luke stole from Lily.

• Pro: Lily broke my heart. She was a young teen with a crush on her dad's friend. She had these wide open eyes and a wide open heart, and Luke robbed her of that. He trapped her in a web of secrets and lies, leaving her with no options, or so she believed.

• Pro: I was a fan of the triatomics, Lily's group of friends. I liked how Sones used them as the norm to which Lily would compare her "relationship", and they were also just really supportive friends to Lily.

• Pro: I felt like Lily had this big "eureka" moment at the end of the book, and I was really proud of her.

• Con: BUT, I wish we had gotten more closure. I will never subscribe to the open ending, which allows me to draw my own conclusions thing. I always want definitive answers. Though I do understand, that if Sones met my requirements the endpoint would turn this into the Odyssey.

• Pro: Sones built a compelling case for how this happened to Lily, which added to the believability of the story.

Overall: An emotional and painful story of abuse, which was beautifully told.

*ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.

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