This book was pretty uncomfortable. The thriller aspects were great, and it dealt with things like PTSD... I don’t want to say delicately, because that’s not true at all. Trigger warnings abound for this book - but it all seemed pretty necessary.

Felt pretty frustrated with the parents though - why was our main character not in therapy before any of this?!? Come on, hover mom. ( )

This was a hard read for me just because of the subject matter. Important author's note at the end, sharing that the rape in this story is hers.

Book trailer to come. ( )

The book opens with a trigger warning so you know exactly what you're getting into before you dive into the story. This young adult book covers: trauma, rape, murder, and PTSD to name a few. It's not for the faint of heart, but definitely worth reading if you can handle all that.

Ava has a past, something happened to her when she was a kid and she has the facial scar to prove it. The bad thing is that it isn't much of a secret. Everyone knows. But now she has a new secret. She found a body. An honest to goodness dead body. While the obvious response would be to call 911, she can't bear to. At least not yet. You would think finding a body would take priority, but Ava has a lot else going on in her life. Her friend is acting up, she's crushing on a girl, and her mother is being more protective than usual. What could possibly go wrong? Dark but worth the read! ( )