Jagged Little
Edges
Author: Lorelie Rozzano
Category: Drama (Drug Addiction)
Suitable for: Teens+
My Rating: 4 Stars
Format Read
for Review: Kindle
Pages: 410
Description: This book is the tale of a girl named Lyndsey
who is from a dysfunctional family and who struggles with mental illness and
drug addiction. Her story spans from high school through her adult life as her
drug problems worsen until she hits rock bottom and then must face the
challenge of recovery.
In Short: This book has an interesting plot with a
lot of strange developments. You get a close up look into the dark life of a
drug addict who is dealing with intense emotional pain and sickness. It took me
to a world I have only ever glimpsed before in TV shows and movies but now have
a much better interpretation of. This book made me feel so grateful for my life
and my family. Overall it was a good book and if this topic appeals to you I
think you will really enjoy it.
Pros: This book has good pacing. The beginning
is especially fast paced and exciting as her whirlwind into darkness begins. This
book has the most in-depth and believable main character that I have ever read
about. Her personality is consistent and though you may not understand her and
even find you dislike her at times she is amazingly realistic. Even though she
makes a number of bad choices she isn’t a bad person and you can really feel for
her and wish she would get better. You truly feel like you are reading the
diary of a troubled young girl. This book isn’t overly graphic making it a safe
read for teens. There is violence but there is no graphic sex scenes. This book
had a full story with a satisfying ending. Jagged
Little Edges has helped me have a better understanding of drug addiction
and how it is a disease.
Cons: The bulk of this story had all downs and
no ups making for a depressing and draining read. Even dramas need high points
in order to give the reader some emotional payout. Even though the sympathetic
main character experiences a lot of hardships I never really felt her pain. I
think this is due to too much telling instead of showing which left me a little
detached from Lyndsey. I am a very empathetic person who gets very involved in
stories and cries easily but this book never brought me to tears even though it
is an incredibly sad story.
I was sent a free copy of this book by the
author for an honest review.
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