Wow. Just wow.
One of the reviews on Amazon called this YA novel a "serious mindf*ck". I think I have to agree with that sentiment.
This was on Amazon's list of best YA picks for autumn. I requested it from WHPL, and I can say it's now on the WHHS LMC wish list.
June and Delia were best friends since elementary school. Then one night Delia, June, and June's boyfriend Ryan get drunk. Ryan and Delia imply they have a sexual history that June did not know about. Later, while June is puking, they may resume doing so. Both deny it, but Delia won't look June in the eyes.
As Delia falls further and further into drug and alcohol abuse, June chooses Ryan and distances herself from her former best friend.
Then, over the Christmas and New Year's break of their junior year, Delia kills herself. She douses herself and her stepfather's woodshed in lighter fluid and sets herself on fire. There is nothing left but her titanium chain (which doesn't melt).
June knows Delia was terrified of fire. She and Delia's current boyfriend Jeremiah doubt Delia really killed herself and believe she was murdered. But who killed her? Ryan? Her new best friend Ashling? Her pervert stepfather? Her hormonal and pregnant mother? Her dealer? Is Jeremiah hiding something?
There are a million twists and turns in this short novel. I promise you, you have NO IDEA what really happened to Delia or what the fall out from her death will be. And the ending was a pure O.M.G. moment.
Some other notes: The Westie Review, our student driven book discussion group, will have a corner in our student newspaper The Rostrum! Any and all students are welcome to join either or both! Email me or see me in the LMC if you are interested!
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