Description
There are stories where the girl gets her prince, and they live happily ever after. (This is not one of those stories.)
Jenna Lord’s first sixteen years were not exactly a fairy tale. Her father is a controlling psycho and her mother is a drunk. She used to count on her older brother–until he shipped off to Iraq. And then, of course, there was the time she almost died in a fire.
There are stories where the monster gets the girl, and everyone cries for his innocent victim. (This is not one of those stories either.)
Mitch Anderson is many things: A dedicated teacher and coach. A caring husband. A man with a certain…magnetism.
And there are stories where it’s hard to be sure who’s a prince and who’s a monster, who is a victim and who should live happily ever after. (These are the most interesting stories of all.)
Drowning Instinct is a novel of pain, deception, desperation, and love against the odds–and the rules.
In this provocative young adult novel, author Ilsa J. Bick presents the story of an unlikely romance and the devastating impact of self-deception. Drowning Instinct explores the complexity of a deeply troubled teen girls choices and her relationship with an equally troubled older man. Issues of self identity, loss, and an often painful reality grant a unique perspective on this tale of forbidden love, challenging those who attempt to draw firm moral conclusions about any of the characters.
Carolrhoda Lab (R)
Juvenile Fiction
Family
Edition: General (see also headings under Social Themes), Juvenile Fiction
Keywords: Family
