A review by kookie9200
Sugar by Carly Nugent
4.0
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to review this book.
The word that comes to mind immediately about this book is angry. Persephone is angry. At her mom, at her dad, at the world, at her diabetes. Mostly, though, she's angry with herself. When she finds the body of a young woman in the bush, she's determined to find out what she did to deserve her death.
My heart breaks for this kid. Throughout much of this book, she is so angry and lost. She's brittle to the o]point of shattering and needs help. Her mother is distant, leaving her alone in her grief. Persephone sees her diabetes as punishment for her father's death, which she feels she caused. She is deeply depressed and so very angry that it hurts the reader. There were times that tears filled my eyes because she was self-destructive, and no one seems to see or care until it was almost too late.
I will say the first few chapters I wasn't sure how I felt about this book, but the more I read, the more I saw that Persephone wasn't just a stuck-up teenager with a chip on her shoulder. She was in such deep pain with no outlet, needing answers about things that don't have answers, and punishing herself for something that she didn't cause. It's beautifully written and I'd say it's haunting because this book keeps popping up in my mind at random moments.
The word that comes to mind immediately about this book is angry. Persephone is angry. At her mom, at her dad, at the world, at her diabetes. Mostly, though, she's angry with herself. When she finds the body of a young woman in the bush, she's determined to find out what she did to deserve her death.
My heart breaks for this kid. Throughout much of this book, she is so angry and lost. She's brittle to the o]point of shattering and needs help. Her mother is distant, leaving her alone in her grief. Persephone sees her diabetes as punishment for her father's death, which she feels she caused. She is deeply depressed and so very angry that it hurts the reader. There were times that tears filled my eyes because she was self-destructive, and no one seems to see or care until it was almost too late.
I will say the first few chapters I wasn't sure how I felt about this book, but the more I read, the more I saw that Persephone wasn't just a stuck-up teenager with a chip on her shoulder. She was in such deep pain with no outlet, needing answers about things that don't have answers, and punishing herself for something that she didn't cause. It's beautifully written and I'd say it's haunting because this book keeps popping up in my mind at random moments.