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{Synopsis: courtesy
of amazon.com}:
Lisa McMann's Dead
to You meets Kate Ellison's The
Butterfly Clues in a psychological thriller full of romance,
intrigue, and mystery.
One
year ago, Callie was found in an abandoned apartment, scrawling words on the
wall: "I KILLED HIM. His blood is on my hands. His heart is in my soul. I
KILLED HIM." But she remembers nothing of that night or of
the previous thirty-six hours. All she knows is that her father, the
reverend at the Church of the Holy Promise, is missing, as is Hannah, a young
girl from the parish. Their disappearances have to be connected and Callie
knows that her father was not a righteous man.
Since
that fateful night, she's been plagued by graphomania -- an unending and
debilitating compulsion to write. The words that flow from Callie's mind
and through her pen don't seem to make sense -- until now.
As the
anniversary of Hannah's vanishing approaches, more words and memories bubble to
the surface and a new guy in school might be the key to Callie putting together
the puzzle. But digging up the secrets she's buried for so long might be her
biggest mistake.
{Review}:
I received
this ARC courtesy of Netgalley.
Wow.
Just wow.
I haven’t
read a book like this since I went through my Ellen Hopkins binge phase last
year, where I literally read every book she ever published.
Sasha Dawn
has done an amazing job of putting us right in the thick of Callie’s thoughts,
fears, and the incredible journey of someone who suffers with graphomania {a compulsion
to write}. The book is written in a way where you’re not 100% sure where the
next turn is going to take you, but I promise it’s all resolved at the end.
Callie’s thoughts are leading her to figure out the events that happened a year
ago: when she was found in the apartment she lived in with her mother, with
muddy footprints with the words “I killed him” all over the walls, written in
red felt-tip marker.
There is
obviously more of a storyline than just the graphomania that is gripping poor
Callie. There’s some romance, some drama with her foster sister over said
romance… but it’s all very natural and doesn’t feel at all forced {where I
think some of the newer YA books DO feel forced}. I did feel at times that I
was waiting for the book to finally come to a close, or finally come to the
conclusion that we, as readers, needed
to come to, but I’m a VERY impatient person. It’s worth the wait to see the
ending to this one. Absolutely 100% worth it.
There were
two things I adored in this book: 1. The romance. It wasn’t “overly” done.
There are also some mentions of rape/molestation, but it’s never blatantly put
out there as far as what they’re doing… readers need to do a lot of inferencing
about what is happening.
2. That this
is a story not only that’s interesting and a good read, but is also about a
compulsion. SO many young adult readers struggle with different compulsions:
OCD behaviors, cutting, etc…. that I am enjoying more and more that there are
books out there that make these kids feel as though they have a voice, and that
they aren’t alone.
{Where can I
buy this?}:
I’ll bet your local bookstore may have it in stock.
Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1606844768/ref=s9_simh_gw_p14_d10_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0Y5V86QYYRTXEWRV37Z4&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1688200382&pf_rd_i=507846
B & N:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/oblivion-sasha-dawn/1116816979?ean=9781606844762
{What would
I rate it?}:
4.9/5. Practically Perfect in Every Way.
{Who would I
recommend this book to?}:
I think that
kiddos in grade 8+ would be okay with this book. Or anyone who wants to
read an awesome-sauce book!
