E-book: The Secret Place by Melodie Starkey
Pages: 276
Genre: Young Adult
Source: Was free on Amazon through kindle
Short Synopsis: Ever since the death of their parents, Trey has always been the one to take care of his baby sister, Emma. But he has feelings for Emma that should not be, and the town starts to take notice of the two siblings.
My Thoughts: A very disturbing read, yet I still couldn't not read what happened next. A lot of twists and turns, but I felt really sorry for the main character, Emma.
In the small Oregon town of Hutcherson, Emma Anderson is a complete misfit. Artistically gifted but prone to slipping off into her fantasy world, her only friend is her older brother, Trey. After an accident kills both of their parents, Trey takes charge of raising Emma. When Trey marries, the siblings' happiness is hampered by Trey's wife. A series of painful misfortunes drags Emma to the edge of the abyss. Fortunately for her, Jeremy Greiner, the great grandson of the local "witch," is there to rescue and protect her when she hits rock bottom, and sticks by her through her worst ordeal. The Secret Place chronicles a young woman's passage through the dark world of incest, rape, and mental illness, emerging on the other side a whole, strong individual.
-- From Amazon
I bought this book on a whim mostly because it was free on the Amazon kindle, so I decided to give it a shot. Boy, was I in for an adventure. In this novel, Emma and Trey are both orphans after their parents experience a tragic accident. It now becomes Trey's job to raise Emma. But things take a different turn for the two siblings when Trey starts to have feelings and care for Emma in a different way. For awhile, Trey starts to sleep with Emma and the two become the gossip of the town. Emma is constantly picked on in school and ostracized, but the town doesn't do much to help her.
Then Trey meets a girl named Jodi, and the two establish a relationship and after awhile, become married. But Emma and Jodi do not always come to terms. Then Emma becomes interested in a boy named Paul. But Emma also becomes pregnant. While pregnant, an unfortunate event happens, and Trey dies. After some time passes, Emma then is attacked by a group of boys and looses her baby. Emma's good friend Jeremy comes into play, and tries to help Emma in any way he can. Emma tries to get her life in order and things get even crazier.
Wow. This novel was a big load. There's a lot of action, drama, and adventure. I wasn't too fond of the incest situation going on with Emma and her brother Trey, but everything else was very drama filled. And it seems that everything that gets thrown in Emma's way, Emma always tries to bounce back fighting.
I really disliked Trey, as no matter how he felt about Emma, he really should have stopped. I felt that what happened to Trey was a cop out on Trey's part, and he should have stuck through to help Emma if he really cared. I hated Jodi and what she was doing in Emma's life. Emma should have stuck up to Jodi on some issues. At times I wanted to slap Emma for not kicking Jodi out, or doing something.
I disliked how relationships were done and felt that Emma was too free with her feelings.
I also was displeased with what happened to Emma after her confrontation with Paul. Out of all the horrible things that happened to Emma, the thing that happened to her through Paul is the thing that does her in? Overall, this novel was an okay read, and very drama filled.
Would I recommend this book: Eh
Rating: I give this book a 3/5.
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