Run fast and run far, unless you’re fearless. Unless you’re courageous. I’m not, but I’d like to be.
Pearl Jaeger is seventeen and homeless after drugs, poverty, and addiction unraveled the life she shared with JJ, her formerly glamorous rock star mother.
This moment of happiness is fleeting; someone will take it from me.
When tragedy brings a chance to start over at an elite boarding school, she doesn’t hesitate. Yet the only salvation comes from an art teacher as troubled as Pearl, and she faces the stark reality that what she thought she wanted isn’t straightforward.
I trace the outline of my reflection in a window. I am no more than a replica of my mother. This is not the self-portrait I want to paint.
Through the friendships she forms at school—especially with Grant, a boy who shows Pearl what it means to trust and forgive—she begins to see a path not defined by her past. But when confronted with the decision to be courageous or to take the easy way forged by her mother’s failures, which direction will Pearl choose?
This review was originally posted on Latte Nights Reviews.
The beginning of this story was very promising. We have Pearl and her addict mom going through rough times. This gives us an insight to Pearl's very harsh and sad life. Pearl sees how badly addiction can affect a person so you'd think she'd stay away from drugs and drinking... She doesn't. She actually goes head-first into it and that's when things started going downhill for me.
A lot of stuff happen throughout this book, but since the book is so slow, it feels like nothing is happening. I was bored through most of it and I was wanting waiting for it to end. The thing is, I like these type of books because they are so real. But I couldn't feel the realistic aspect of the story. A lot of things were thrown into it without plausible cause and not really contributing to the story.
Overall, the author did a great job in depicting what it's like to have an addiction and the very serious consequences, but sadly this wasn't for me.
I received a finished copy from the author in exchange for an honest review.This review was originally posted on Latte Nights Reviews.
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