Synopsis (from Goodreads)
Pages: 352
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Released: 7th of September 2017
'Since I blacked out, the slightest thing seems to aggravate my brain and fill it with fire'
These are the things Lux knows:
She is an Artist.
She is lucky.
She is broken.
These are the things she doesn't know:
What happened over the summer.
Why she ended up in hospital.
Why her memories are etched in red.
'The nightmares tend to linger long after your screams have woken you up ...'
Desperate to uncover the truth, Lux's time is running out. If she cannot piece together the events of the summer and regain control of her fractured mind, she will be taken away from everything and everyone she holds dear.
If her dreams don't swallow her first
What I Have to Say
This was a really interesting book that went in a lot of unexpected directions. I wasn't sure how it would go at first, but I quickly really came to like the characters and the school was so interesting and creative. While the school probably wouldn't work in real life, it was really cool to imagine. It also had this cult-like undertone that gave a good in-joke type vibe.
The trauma that Lux showed was really intense. I loved how they gave such little pieces of information at a time. I couldn't possibly have guessed what really happened.
In all though, it's hard to say much without giving too much away, but I just loved the atmosphere of the book and the secrets and lies involved in the mystery.
Definitely a good book about trauma.
My thanks go to Hodder Children's Books and Netgalley for providing me with this copy for review.
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