by Terri Giuliano Long
First Published by CreateSpace
October 2010
E-book provided by Author
From Goodreads:
The Tyler family had the perfect life - until sixteen-year-old Leah decided she didn't want to be perfect anymore.
While Leah's parents fight to save their daughter from destroying her brilliant future, Leah's younger sister, Justine, must cope with the damage her out-of-control sibling leaves in her wake.
Will this family survive? What happens when love just isn't enough?
Jodi Picoult fans will love In Leah's Wake - a heartbreaking, ultimately redemptive story about family, connection and our responsibility to those we love.
My Thoughts:
This book was a story of a "normal" family's struggles with a rebellious teenager and how her actions effect each member of their once picture perfect family.
I don't know if you can call it a heart-warming tale, it's more heart-wrenching. In the beginning of the book Will and Zoe have two ambitious daughters with promising futures. Leah is a star soccer player chasing an athletic scholarship and Justine, their younger daughter, is very very smart. She is one of the best in her class.
Then Leah gets involved with the wrong guy and everything begins to unravel. The author does a brilliant job showing the inner battle of a teenager who loves her parents but wants to do what she wants to do. So many times you think that Leah is on the brink of turning things around and making the right choices, only to see her turn back into all of the wrong choices.
What is true in real life is true in this book. Some families are perfect only because they haven't dealt with any real problems yet. Early on Zoe flashes back to another time in the families past where the parents picture perfect marriage wasn't perfect at all. We start to see the shaky foundation this family has and you worry at any minute that it all may crumble.
I shed a lot of tears over this book. I really felt for Justine, the "good" child left behind in the wake of her older sister's destruction. I could easily substitute families and people I know in the roles of these characters.
It's a book worth reading, especially for anyone who wants to read something about what families really go through when they try to keep it together but can't quite find a good grip.
Then Leah gets involved with the wrong guy and everything begins to unravel. The author does a brilliant job showing the inner battle of a teenager who loves her parents but wants to do what she wants to do. So many times you think that Leah is on the brink of turning things around and making the right choices, only to see her turn back into all of the wrong choices.
What is true in real life is true in this book. Some families are perfect only because they haven't dealt with any real problems yet. Early on Zoe flashes back to another time in the families past where the parents picture perfect marriage wasn't perfect at all. We start to see the shaky foundation this family has and you worry at any minute that it all may crumble.
I shed a lot of tears over this book. I really felt for Justine, the "good" child left behind in the wake of her older sister's destruction. I could easily substitute families and people I know in the roles of these characters.
It's a book worth reading, especially for anyone who wants to read something about what families really go through when they try to keep it together but can't quite find a good grip.
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