Review: Fantastic Book
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 21, 2014
Loved this book. You may think that a book about teenagers in a private school would be a bunch of fluff about over-privileged kids and their crush of the week but in this case you would be wrong. This book revolves around Cuba and Dovey. Cuba's family is rich. He has the best of everything and everyone assumes his life is fantastic. The girls love him and the guys want to be like him. Dovey is dirt poor and is at the school on scholarship. She only has one friend at school because she is looked down upon. When Cuba and Dovey meet they have an instant connection, but they also have secrets. Ilsa Madden-Mills does a fantastic job of creating a great cast of characters with deep emotions. She brings to light that many times what you see on the surface of a person is not who they are underneath. This book touches on the issues of depression, suicide, guilt, drug abuse, physical abuse, prostitution, teen pregnancy, and personal sacrifice. It also contains love. Unfortunately, love doesn't always come without heartache and not everyone in love gets a happily ever after.