When tragedy rips Wavy's family apart, a well-meaning aunt steps in, and what is beautiful to Wavy looks ugly under the scrutiny of the outside world.

After witnessing his motorcycle wreck, she forms an unusual friendship with one of her father's thugs, Kellen, a tattooed ex-con with a heart of gold.īy the time Wavy is a teenager, her relationship with Kellen is the only tender thing in a brutal world of addicts and debauchery. Obsessed with the constellations, she finds peace in the starry night sky above the fields behind her house, until one night her star gazing causes an accident. Struggling to raise her little brother, Donal, eight-year-old Wavy is the only responsible adult around.

It's safer to keep her mouth shut and stay out of sight. Second Place Goodreads Best Fiction of 2016Ī beautiful and provocative love story between two unlikely people and the hard-won relationship that elevates them above the Midwestern meth lab backdrop of their lives.Īs the daughter of a drug dealer, Wavy knows not to trust people, not even her own parents. Book of the Month Club 2016 Book of the Year So… Yeah, I’m very curious.- A New York Times and USA Today bestseller Many mention how the first book that came to mind after reading the synopsis was Lolita but they say that this book is beyond that (in a positive way). A lot of the readers whose reviews I love and trust and whose book opinions I agree with rated this book very highly (most 4 or 5 stars). I’m honestly a little scared to read this book because of the controversial topic? I’ve read a lot of reviews about this and most of them say that it’s intensely emotional, shocking, disgusting and a challenging read due to the books content. What follows is a powerful and shocking love story between two unlikely people that asks tough questions, reminding us of all the ugly and wonderful things that life has to offer.

One night everything changes when she witnesses one of her father’s thugs, Kellen, a tattooed ex-con with a heart of gold, wreck his motorcycle. She finds peace in the starry Midwestern night sky above the fields behind her house. Struggling to raise her little brother, eight-year-old Wavy is the only responsible “adult” around. As the daughter of a meth dealer, Wavy knows not to trust people, not even her own parents.

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