“Sayre Bellavia recieves news that her drug and alcohol addicted mother is dying. As she journeys to the hospital, Sayre reflects on the life she had because of her mother's choices.
This is one of the better noveles that Laura Wiess has written. It contains a strong subject matter but she pulls it off flawlessly. Her words flow easily and paint a picture of the life this girl had to go through. You cheer for her and cry for her. Ms. Wiess creates such realistic characters that you feel as if they are real and apart of your life. Reading this novel, you ask yourself countless times "Why?" Why is her mother not trying to change? Why is she so selfish? Why does Sayre keep trying?
SPOILER!!!
My one problem with the book was the closure Sayre got. Sayre never got the explanation she deserved. She only gets a "sorry" and she's ok with it. The entire novel builds up to Sayre trying to find out if her mother ever loved her and why she treated her this way, and all she got was a sorry. ”
Jana K. wrote this review Wednesday, August 31, 2011.
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