Got this as my Amazon Reads book a few years ago and I‘m just now getting around to reading it. I love it! What a great story even as sad as it is.
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Find Layla | 
Got this as my Amazon Reads book a few years ago and I‘m just now getting around to reading it. I love it! What a great story even as sad as it is.
pickIt usually takes me a long time to read the free books I get on my Kindle. Often times they don't measure up for me in one way or another.
I am happy to report that this one was a page-turner that kept me looking forward to the next time I could sit down and read.
It's the story of a terribly neglected teen and her young brother.
My only complaint is that the ending seemed rushed.
pickFind Layla by Meg Ellison. Book 8 of 2021.
A YA read touching on abuse, mental illness and addiction. It was a bit unbelievable at times but still good.
pickSo much more than I was expecting. The characters felt incredibly real, the mean girls could have been girls from my high school. I wasn't expecting so much emotion from myself. I can't help but imagining a future for Layla, where she becomes everything she wants to be.
#AwesomeApril @Andrew65
#AwesomeApril goals
📚 finish Too Good To Be True
📚 finish Find Layla
🤔 start a new book from the cart
⏲ make at least 1 hour of every day for reading.
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pickA budding young scientist finds herself in an environment she no longer wishes to be a part of and decides to tell her truth to the world.
Layla has been taking care of herself and her little brother her whole life. Her mother is barely around and when she is she's neglectful and manic. A science project changes Layla's entire world though.
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This story is heartbreaking, but worth the read.
pickI did not expect this little book to pack such a punch. Honestly, I have no words. Just tears and gratitude for the blessings I‘ve received, the life I‘ve lived, the family I have, my home, my friends, my community.... Wow. Just...wow.
pickA short, but amazing novel. Hard-hitting & impressive, heartbreaking & gripping. Fantastic writing with excellent depiction of teenage Layla. She is a very well constructed & sympathetic character, but also a powerful and resiliant female protagonist. The intimacy of the writing felt like reading a diary. Extremely atmospheric writing without being overly flowery. A fantastic social commentary addressing bullying, drug use, child abuse/neglect.
pickThis was hard to read, but such a good story.
Life is hard for Layla: no father and a mother who is erratic and irresponsible. There‘s rarely enough food or money. She‘s bright and a good student, but socially, school is hard. And she‘s responsible for her 6 year old brother, too.
When others finally find out what her home life is like, Layla‘s world turns upside down.
pickThis was a free Kindle First Reads selection. Layla and her little brother are mostly abandoned by their addicted and sick mother. It is heartbreaking and unforgettable but Layla tries and finally finds a way to help herself and her brother—well written!
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pick5 stars!
It deserves all the stars. I want to go look up this author, she's amazing.
Un-put-down-able
Today‘s naptime read (surrounded by some of the books I‘ve read this year but haven‘t reviewed yet 🤦🏻♀️)
I loved Elison‘s The Road to Nowhere trilogy So Much (y‘all know I‘m a sucker for #dystopian #postapocalyptic #fiction ;) This book is an entirely different kettle of fish but I am already hooked even though *someone* woke up from their nap around page 27.
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#currentlyreading #naptimereads
