I loved The Chosen One about a Mormon girl, so I've saved this Advance Uncorrected Proofs for months. And, I hate to see it, but I don't think it was worth it. Lacey is thirteen and has to take care of her mentally ill mother. Sounds a bit like Saving CeeCee Honeycutt, right? But the way the story is told works in that novel and doesn't quite work in this YA novel. Lacey has flashbacks constantly, but there is no break in the page to let you know it's happening. I just didn't "feel" for Lacey like I did CeeCee, and I couldn't help but compare the two characters. Unfair, I know.
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