This non fluffy bunnies cover should have clued me in to the content. |
June 2016, Electric Monkey, 320 pages, Review copy
Summary from Egmont
June's life at home with her stepmother and stepsister is a dark one -
and a secret one. Not even her father knows about it. She's trapped
like a butterfly in a net.
But then she meets Blister, a boy in
the woods. And in him, June recognises the tiniest glimmer of hope that
perhaps she can find a way to fly far, far away from home and be free.
Because every creature in this world deserves their freedom . . . but at
what price?
Nayu's thoughts
I wish I had stopped reading early on, when the horrific child abuse
happened. It's so engrossing, and thanks to the After chapters that
were dotted around the Before chapters I thought it would be a happy
ever after of someone thriving after being in such a toxic environment. Erm no. Just no.
I'm not going into what happens, as it is
shocking and had a huge impact on me as a reader. This is the kind of
book I'm trying to avoid because it makes me think of all those
children who are abused, who no one believes, some of who will die
from their abuse, others will get free. You may be asking why I give
it top marks, and the reason is I couldn't stop reading it.
I wanted
life to improve for June so much, I could even see it happen in my
mind. Blister shows her true friendship, a real family life, and I
thought the end would be happy. What does happen is written in such
clarity and detail that it felt like I was June. It's made me think of
all the people in June's position. While I wish I hadn't read it
because of all the hard emotions I'm feeling, I'm glad I did because
it goes to show that while it can be hard with chronic illness I
am free, and alive. I'm not where June is.
Obviously I want a lot of
people to read this book as Lisa's writing is amazing, ut make sure
you have comfort food and drink beside you if you are prone to taking
things to heart. I will look out for Lisa's other book, just not
quite yet.
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