Sadie meets Girl in Pieces in this dark, emotional thriller by acclaimed author Saundra Mitchell.
Something happened to Ava. The curving scar on her face is proof. Ava would rather keep that something hidden—buried deep in her heart and her soul.
But in the woods on the outskirts of town, the traces of someone else's secrets lie frozen, awaiting Ava's discovery—and what Ava finds threatens to topple the carefully constructed wall of normalcy that she's spent years building around her.
Secrets leave scars. But when the secret in question is not your own—do you ignore the truth and walk away? Or do you uncover it from its shallow grave and let it reopen old wounds—wounds that have finally begun to heal?
My Review:
This book was really fantastic! I enjoyed Ava's investigation into the girl in the woods, and at the same time, dealing with the trauma of what happened to her that one summer. It was a really fantastic and moving read! Oh, and well, dark, of course!
Honestly, her relationship with her best friend felt a bit manipulative on the side of the friend. Ava comments a bit on it, but pretty much all of their interactions in this book raised a red flag for me. We find out why, but still. Not cool, girl!
Ava is a pretty interesting character. She did have a horrific experience when she was young, and bears the scars from it. She also lies, though finds ways to soften those lies if they were ever found out. I enjoyed her romantic side plot, it was nice and sweet and she totally deserved it!
Honestly, her decision made sense, even if I didn't totally agree with it. She's not at all equipped to deal with it all, but she does it anyways, which was really great to read, girls sticking up for girls! But the ending felt a little bit handed to us, how they found the bad guy. But it wasn't really about the mystery, it was about the journey.
Loved reading this book, it was just so amazing!
Author: Saundra Mitchell
Read: September 28th, 2019
Source: Edelweiss
Reason Why: Sounded really great, and it's a SAC 2019 Book!
Publisher: Harper Teen
Expected Publication: October 29th 2019
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