Book: Live Through This by Mindi Scott
Pages: 304
Genre: Young Adult, Romance, Incest
Source: Library
Short Synopsis: Nicole's (Coley) life seems like a fairly normal life. But it is anything but. With a troubled brother, a best friend who's mad at her, and a step-father trying to fit into the family. But Nicole has a biggest secret of all.
My Thoughts: The first part of the novel felt like any other ordinary novel, but the second half of the novel was not what I expected it to be.
From the outside, Coley Sterling’s life seems pretty normal . . . whatever that means. It’s not perfect—her best friend is seriously mad at her and her dance team captains keep giving her a hard time—but Coley’s adorable, sweet crush Reece helps distract her. Plus, she has a great family to fall back on—with a mom and stepdad who would stop at nothing to keep her siblings and her happy.
But Coley has a lot of secrets. She won’t admit—not even to herself—that her almost-perfect life is her own carefully-crafted façade. That for years she’s been burying the shame and guilt over a relationship that crossed the line. Now that Coley has the chance at her first real boyfriend, a decade’s worth of lies are on the verge of unraveling.
In this unforgettable powerhouse of a novel, Mindi Scott offers an absorbing, layered glimpse into the life of an everygirl living a nightmare that no one would suspect.
--From Goodreads
On the outside, Coley's life seems fairly normal, like anyone else's. But things are anything but. Coley's best friend is angry at her, she's trying to adjust to life with a step-father, and she's starting a relationship with a boy named Reece. But things go a bit haywire, when Coley's brother returns home for the winter break.
Though this novel was a fast paced read, I didn't really connect with the main character, Coley. At times, it felt like she was going through things without thinking them through, living her life in a blur. She doesn't really address what's happening to her, and it just felt really disconnected.
As Coley starts a relationship with Reece, she's also forcing herself to relive her past, and a relationship that shouldn't be, that was forced on her. Though a very emotional and a sensitive subject to stomach, the majority of the novel felt rushed, not giving the characters a chance to grow.
I enjoyed reading about the relationship between Coley and Reece, and wanted to see how they ended up, but at the way things ended, left their relationship unfinished. I felt sad and sorry for what was happening to Coley, but the way she also came to terms with this situation, felt rushed as well. There were times where I wanted to scream at Coley for not coming to terms sooner. I also felt that Coley's mother didn't play a big enough part in the role, as she should have noticed something odd was happening to Coley. I'm not even trying to grasp how I would feel in this particular situation, but I definitely was not happy with the ending. On a side note, with this serious enough issue, I'm not quite sure this should be labeled as a young adult genre.
Would I recommend this book: Maybe
Rating: I give this book a 3/5.
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