![]() I can’t end this review without pointing out how absolutely lovely Santana is-but I’ll let you find that out for yourself. Sometimes succinctness is the greatest form of power. Peters’ prose is short, to the point, and lyrically sweet. ![]() Daelyn’s voice is cynical and snarky without being overwhelmingly pity-inducing. It’s a powerful duality of readers’ position that only the most skilled of novelists can achieve.Īnd indeed, Julie Anne Peters’ incredible writing skills are brilliantly showcased in this book. And yet, as she slowly reveals to us her bullied past, we invariably find ourselves at once within her, shocked into silence at what we experience being her, and at her side, emotionally invested in attempting to give her hope. I hope to God that very few of us out there can actually understand where she is coming from, a dark and frightening world so terrorized, so beaten, so loveless that, for her, suicide is a form of salvation. Julie Anne Peters is nearly unmatched when it comes to writing about difficult, taboo, controversial, and absolutely necessary subjects, and her latest book is a terrifying masterpiece that deserves to find its way into everyone’s hands.ĭaelyn is not an easily likable protagonist. ![]() ![]() I also chuckled and fell in love with the characters, flawed as they all are. I apologized and cradled it delicately in my hands. ![]() BY THE TIME YOU READ THIS, I’LL BE DEAD tore my insides raw. ![]()
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