Everything had changed and everything would stay changed because that's what happens when fear gets in.
Clara's relationship with Christian is intense from the start and like nothing she's ever experienced before. But what starts as devotion quickly becomes obsession, and it's almost too late before Clara realizes how far gone Christian is - and what he's willing to do to make her stay.
Now Clara has left the city - and Christian - behind. No one back home knows where she is, but she still struggles to shake off her fear. She knows Christian won't let her go that easily, and that no matter how far she runs, it may not be far enough....
*Minor Spoilers*
I don't recall ever reading something where Domestic Violence was so honestly portrayed in a teenage relationship. In this case. the type of Domestic Violence in Clara's relationship was mainly verbal (intimidation, abusive language, accusations).
The chapters bounce back and forth in between where Clara is now and how she got there. We experience how passionate and innocent her relationship with Christian started as and then how fearful and unhappy it was. Caletti really puts us in Clara's mind, of how she saw it then and how she sees it now. Caletti also explores how Domestic Violence relationship affects those around the couple, like Clara's father and best friend.
I loved Clara's relationship with her father and how they were experiencing bouts of fear together. I love their little games and how they communicate. It was really great to read a novel where the daughter actually has a good relationship with her parents, in this case just her father, her mother is dead.
The setting is also so wonderful and strange at the same time. It is set in a beach side town with strange ghost stories. And their are places like Deception Point, Possession Point, and the ship that Clara's friends run, Obsession. The irony in the names was great though, and Clara even discusses that with her father, who says, "fate has a sick sense of humour."
The way Caletti describes Clara's struggles in moving forward and opening up to people again is wonderful and honest. I know people who have been in abusive relationships and I have seen them go through those same struggles and that is why this book is so important. Their are teenagers, as well as adults, who experience these types of situations and I think many of them need to know that they are not alone, that people understand what they are experiencing, and that they can get out of it no matter how difficult and scary.
Pages: 313 Rate: 5/5
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