Review: Great story with a lot of meaning behind it.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 28, 2014
3 1/2 starsThis is a young adult stand alone book. I would recommend this for the 12-15 year old group. I think this book has a great plot with a lot of meaning behind it, but I was confused with some of the wording. Also I found the book was too busy for me, switching back and forth to often between characters. But I really understood Debbie's grief, she is very emotional which is understanding. Karen is the mean girl but in all  honestly she is reacting to how she is being treated, she is made to grow up to fast. Mark well he seems to be just lonely, he needs his parents to stand up and be his parents. He needs them to put him for once.This book is about 3 different teens.  Debbie is first and the main character, she witnesses her mother passing. She is overtaken with grief and to block the pain she escapes to a dream world with her teenage crush actor Victor.There also is Karen whom used to be best friends with Debbie. Karen is lonely, is neglected by her parents and family, so she takes out her anger on Debbie and anyone else within her reach.Last there is Mark whom feels abandoned by his rock star parents. He is sent to UK to spend time while his parents on our tour. All he wants is to be treated like a "normal" teenager and be appreciated for who he is.FAVORITE PASSAGES:"It made no sense, but that is how I felt, like somehow when I looked out the window, life would have stopped, paused maybe, but no, everything continued to move forward." <3"The giggle erupted like a volcano.""I continued to draw, knowing her lips would be moving as she read. It was something she always did.""I just wanted to be loved, not by a guy, but by my parents. I needed it, deserved it.""She blew me a kiss. I pretended to catch it, as she turned her back, I then threw it to the floor and stamped on it."