A review by alittlebitheather
Cracked Up to Be by Courtney Summers

challenging dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I've been meaning to read this one for a while - I knew I had been sleeping on it,  and boy was that proven right. While the cast isn't super diverse, it's still a compelling story about guilt, trauma, and losing one's self. It's exceptionally powerful for being one of Summers' early works (it's not always that an author gets stronger as time goes on, but she definitely has!) and is ultimately a story of redemption and coping with how certain events can change us. 
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