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A review by katemiller41
Nothing to Lose by Alex Flinn
4.0
A surprisingly good book for picking it up at random.
Heartbreaking, and moving, but not a real downer. That's a hard combination for any book, but this one pulled it off.
It is a classic rite of passage story. The main character is in a horrible family situation, and is forced between a bad decision, and a worse decision. Through this he learns what is really important to him, and what matters in life.
While things turn out to be ok in the end, it isn't tied up with a pretty bow. Flinn leaves you with a feeling of closure, but the knowledge that life is messy, tough, and not always pleasant, but that it can go on, and be worthwhile if you look through the bad times to the potential future you're building.
Heartbreaking, and moving, but not a real downer. That's a hard combination for any book, but this one pulled it off.
It is a classic rite of passage story. The main character is in a horrible family situation, and is forced between a bad decision, and a worse decision. Through this he learns what is really important to him, and what matters in life.
While things turn out to be ok in the end, it isn't tied up with a pretty bow. Flinn leaves you with a feeling of closure, but the knowledge that life is messy, tough, and not always pleasant, but that it can go on, and be worthwhile if you look through the bad times to the potential future you're building.