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Such a powerful book! A very unusual and thought-provoking subject matter, but mostly a heart-breaking bo…more

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Athena Macmillan
I gave this book four stars, but in reality I am deeply ambivalent about it. On the one hand we have a book that is full of cliches (How can something so wrong feel so right - really?!), contains needlessly explicit scenes of a sexual nature and tries to normalise a relationship that is inherently unnatural. On the other hand, we have a tragic story about two teens who have been forced into an abnormal and damaging situation by a neglectful alcoholic mother, and the only people they have to turn ...more
Iris
Jan 08, 2014 rated it liked it
Shelves: read-in-2014
I didn't enjoy this as much as I thought I would. Maybe the writing, or the way the story was written... I don't know. The concept was amazing, but there's something missing for me.
I knew from the beginning that this wasn't going to end well, and the ending was (view spoiler) Maya and Lochan's journey was (view spoiler)
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Rachel
Jun 21, 2012 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
This book reminded me of Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews. (view spoiler) ...more
Andrea Lujano
Oct 01, 2011 marked it as to-read
Linda C
Dec 12, 2011 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Skandia
Mar 21, 2012 marked it as to-read
Kme_17
Oct 26, 2020 rated it liked it
Shelves: audio
S
Dec 19, 2012 marked it as to-read
Shelves: na-ya, library
Jamie Dubois
Feb 19, 2013 marked it as to-read
Almeta
Apr 09, 2013 marked it as to-read
Gretchen Torres
Jun 22, 2013 marked it as to-read
Megan Guffey
Jan 15, 2014 marked it as to-read
Melanie
Mar 18, 2014 marked it as to-read
Danie
Mar 29, 2014 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Ange
Jul 04, 2014 marked it as to-read
Mary Bronson
Oct 03, 2014 marked it as to-read
Jirrine
Oct 17, 2014 marked it as wishlist
Claire
Apr 26, 2024 rated it liked it
Megan
Feb 18, 2015 marked it as to-continue-later  ·  review of another edition
Jessie Marie
Mar 31, 2015 marked it as to-read
Hania Gamal
Aug 25, 2015 marked it as to-read
Jessica
Oct 28, 2016 marked it as to-read
Kim Anderson
Nov 23, 2018 marked it as to-read
Shelves: excited
Smrfett76
Apr 11, 2019 marked it as to-read
Stephanie
Apr 24, 2019 marked it as to-read
Shelves: young-adult