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EVERYTHING WITHIN AND IN BETWEEN

by Nikki Barthelmess

(HarperTeen, 10/5/21)

9780062976901

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QUIET NO MORE

by Nikki Barthelmess

The Quiet You Carry #2

(Flux Books, 10/13/20)

9781635830637

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Summary Trigger Warning: Sexual Assault

The Quiet You Carry || Nikki Barthelmess || 340 pages ------------------------------------------------------------ Top 3 Genres: Young Adult / Contemporary / Realistic Fiction

Synopsis: Victoria Parker knew her dad's behavior toward her was a little unusual, but she convinced herself everything was fine—until she found herself locked out of the house at 3:00 a.m., surrounded by flashing police lights.

Now, dumped into a crowded, chaotic foster home, Victoria has to tiptoe around her domineering foster mother, get through senior year at a new school, and somehow salvage her college dreams . . . all while keeping her past hidden.

But some secrets won't stay buried—especially when unwanted memories make Victoria freeze up at random moments and nightmares disrupt her sleep. Even worse, she can't stop worrying about her stepsister Sarah, left behind with her father. All she wants is to move forward, but how do you focus on the future when the past won't leave you alone?

Debut Review: The Quiet You Carry – Nikki Barthelmess

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Sometime you read a description for a book and you know going in your heart will be broken. You can just tell the main characters life is going to crush you. The Quiet You Carry was one of those books. The blurb alone almost had me in tears and from the get-go I knew I was in for an emotional roller coaster.

The Quiet You Carry is about Victoria, a 17 year old girl that finds herself…

NOTE: I received a complimentary eARC of this book from North Star Editions through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

I REALLY wish there had been some kind of trigger warnings attached to this book both on Goodreads and on NetGalley. There was no indication whatsoever that this book might contain such triggering content, the description was very vague.

The book was fairly well written, I can’t deny that, but I struggled through the entire thing. I was determined to finish it though because I hate leaving reviews for DNFs, but to be honest, if I had known what the book was truly about I probably wouldn’t have requested it in the first place.