Review: So much raw emotion. So compelling
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 15, 2014
As the story begins, Livvie is a teenage girl with a little bit of a rebellious side. She and her friends are getting tattoos, talking about boys, and having pizza at the mall. The thing that sets her apart, and the narrative from her POV, right from the start, is her synthesia, and seeing the world through her eyes.And then Livvie’s entire world crumbles. Her sister’s cancer is back (consuming all of her mother’s attention and affection), her friends are discovering boys and are too busy for her, and she begins to realize boys might not be her thing.Every thread of this story is so intricately interwoven, that I couldn’t help but be drawn into Livvie’s head and heart. I felt it all, and it was euphoric, and heart-breaking, and gut-wrenching. There are moments in the story (as Livvie deals with the consequences of coming out, as her sister confesses she doesn’t want to live through the pain of cancer, as her mother completely turns her back on her), that I was so torn apart as an outside observer, I had no idea how Livvie was surviving.This book is more than just a romance, or a coming of age novel. And there’s so many layers to it that you’ll be drawn in and drown along with Livvie.