Review: Coming of Age story that tugs at your heartstrings
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 19, 2014
Wantin by Truth Devour is a fictional story about loss, unrequited love, life and finding yourself. The reader gets a look at how losing her parents at a young age affect Talia. We get to see the ups and downs as she struggles to find meaning in life.Talia is 6 years old when she is left with a nanny in Haiti to attend school while her parents travel to different places. She experiences her first lost when her best friend has to leave the school to go home with his parents. Her second and third losses comes when she finds out that her parents have drowned and she now must go live with her aunt and uncle.Talia finds happiness growing up in her aunt and uncles house, mainly thanks to Brad her cousin. There comes a time though when they realize that the feelings that they have for each other are forbidden and he leaves. Talia feels like everything she comes to love leaves her so she decides to never let anyone close again. So begins a life of doing the things that she wants with no compromising to anything or anyone.You really have to read this book to get a feel of the emotions and experiences that Talia goes through. There are some things that just cannot be explained and that make the story so much better in my eyes. There are so many facets to this character that the reader feels like they never know which way she will go.I would give this book a 5 out of 5 star rating. While there may have been a little too much weeping with the guys, it shows what a profound impact Talia has on those around her. There are some sex scenes in the book but they are done without being relegated to porn status. I sincerely hope that there is going to be a sequel to this book because I would like to see the continuation of Talia’s journey.