

Oh, parabolas, why must your formulas elude me so? And while this was a super close second…it just didn’t hold a candle to my wonderfully depraved, over-the-top, and beautiful boy holding favorite of 2015. My absolute favorite book last year was Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers, and literally nothing has compared since. And that’s exactly where this book landed, for me: I found a niche last year that gripped deep into my soul, and I’ve yet to find many wins for it. It’s-Oh, well, this worked for me here, so let’s find something even better. I’m starting to read so many in this genre that I am beginning to get pickier, look deeper, see what I crave-It’s not simply, oh, this is realistic fiction, now. And while I can’t say they all make lasting marks on my heart, they do get under my skin. There are so many books that I admire and adore, especially when it comes to YA realistic fiction. Why can’t everyone see I’m doing the world a favor? Running my mouth has hurt enough people already-the least I can do is shut up. If only her new friends can forgive what she's done.

And if she thinks keeping secrets is hard, not speaking up when she's ignored, ridiculed and even attacked is worse.īut there's strength in silence, and in the new friends who are, shockingly, coming her way-people she never noticed before a boy she might even fall for. Now Chelsea has taken a vow of silence-to learn to keep her mouth shut, and to stop hurting anyone else. Because the last secret she shared turned her into a social outcast-and nearly got someone killed. Everyone knows that Chelsea Knot can't keep a secret
