Best friends are forged by fire. For Winona Olsen and Lucille Pryce, that fire happened the night they met outside the police station—both deciding whether to turn their families in.
Winona has been starving for life in the seemingly perfect home that she shares with her seemingly perfect father, celebrity weatherman Stormy Olsen. No one knows that he locks the pantry door to control her eating and leaves bruises where no one can see them.
Lucille has been suffocating beneath the needs of her mother and her drug-dealing brother, wondering if there’s more out there for her than disappearing waitress tips and generations of barely getting by.
One harrowing night, Winona and Lucille realize they can’t wait until graduation to start their new lives. They need out. Now. All they need is three grand, fast. And really, a stolen convertible to take them from Michigan to Las Vegas can’t hurt.
Published: 6th August 2019
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
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Series or Stand-Alone: Stand-Alone
Source: Bought
Genres: Contemporary, Realistic Fiction and Coming of Age
Pages: 325 pages, Hardcover
MY REVIEW
What I liked about this story... This was a fun read. Nothing complicated. We follow Winona who has a complicated childhood with a very strict and controlling father who shows no signs of letting up even though she is ready to 'cut ties' and go off to college. She wants to break free and takes her best friend Lucille along with her.
What I didn't like with this story... I just could not get invested in either the characters or the plot to be honest. You also have two teenagers who decide to leave and, unrealistically, decide to steal and thieve to get the money and transport to carry on with their journey when, to me, it seems as though they have not done anything else wrong in their entire life.
Would I recommend... This was an ok fun read and one to read on face value and not delve too deeply into motivations...
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