October 2012, Simon Pulse
October 2012, Simon Pulse
“I don’t know how to fix this, or if it can be fixed. There’s too much to say. Too much I don’t know how to say.”
From the outside, Coley Sterling’s life seems pretty normal . . . whatever that means. It’s not perfect—her best friend is seriously mad at her and her dance team captains keep giving her a hard time—but Coley’s adorable, sweet crush Reece helps distract her. Plus, she has a great family to fall back on—with a mom and stepdad who would stop at nothing to keep her siblings and her happy.
But Coley has a lot of secrets. She won’t admit—not even to herself—that her almost-perfect life is her own carefully-crafted façade. That for years she’s been burying the shame and guilt over a relationship that crossed the line. Now that Coley has the chance at her first real boyfriend, a decade’s worth of lies are on the verge of unraveling.
In this unforgettable powerhouse of a novel, Mindi Scott offers an absorbing, layered glimpse into the life of an everygirl living a nightmare that no one would suspect.
“Live Through This is by turns harrowing, sad, funny, and romantic. I couldn’t put it down.”
“What makes this more than another ‘problem’ novel is the author’s steadfast refusal to deal in stereotypes and easy answers...
Required reading for anyone who’s ever wondered ‘why didn’t they just tell someone?’”
April, domestic violence & sexual assault community educator and blogger at Good Books & Good Wine, calls Live Through This a "much-needed survivor perspective."
Jo Knowles, author of Lessons from a Dead Girl, says Live Through This is an "honest and realistic portrayal of what it is to live with secrets and shame."
Ginger of GReads! writes that "Coley’s story is something that needs to be shared, understood and listened to."