~*The Lucky Ones by Liz Lawson*~
5 out of 5 stars
Thank you to Netgalley and Delacorte Press for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This is a heart breaking, moving story about the aftermath of a tragedy that has become all too common in America.
May and Zach are dealing with the aftermath of a school shooting from two different angles. May survived a school shooting at Carter High School. She was in the closet of her band room when the shooter came in and killed nine people that were in the room including her twin brother Jordan. She is suffering from Survivor's Guilt. How come she survived? She is confused, scared and depressed. It also doesn't help that her family is falling apart. For so long everything was built around her talented brother and with him gone no one knows what to do.
For Zach it is different. He didn't go to Carter so he wasn't there when the shooting happened. Instead he is trying to deal with the hate he is getting every day at his school because his Mom is a defense attorney and she has chosen to defend the shooter. That has made life hard for Zach and his little sister Gwen. They are both being bullied and he has lost all of his friends including his girlfriend and one of his closest friends. His home life is suffering as well. His Mom is never home leaving him to deal with a depressed Father as well as cleaning up his garage after someone keeps vandalizing it every night.
Into all of this comes May as the kids from Carter had been moved to his school. The moment he sees her something changes for him. As May and Zach are thrown together again and again a friendship is formed and feelings are developed. This is such a beautiful story about love, friendship and survival. I couldn't help but cry while reading this but not just because of the heartache but also because of the friendship.
I want to add that the author noted that at the time she wrote this two students from Parkland and one of the parents from Sandy Hook have committed suicide. Thus proving that the dead are not the only victims.
Thank you to Netgalley and Delacorte Press for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This is a heart breaking, moving story about the aftermath of a tragedy that has become all too common in America.
May and Zach are dealing with the aftermath of a school shooting from two different angles. May survived a school shooting at Carter High School. She was in the closet of her band room when the shooter came in and killed nine people that were in the room including her twin brother Jordan. She is suffering from Survivor's Guilt. How come she survived? She is confused, scared and depressed. It also doesn't help that her family is falling apart. For so long everything was built around her talented brother and with him gone no one knows what to do.
For Zach it is different. He didn't go to Carter so he wasn't there when the shooting happened. Instead he is trying to deal with the hate he is getting every day at his school because his Mom is a defense attorney and she has chosen to defend the shooter. That has made life hard for Zach and his little sister Gwen. They are both being bullied and he has lost all of his friends including his girlfriend and one of his closest friends. His home life is suffering as well. His Mom is never home leaving him to deal with a depressed Father as well as cleaning up his garage after someone keeps vandalizing it every night.
Into all of this comes May as the kids from Carter had been moved to his school. The moment he sees her something changes for him. As May and Zach are thrown together again and again a friendship is formed and feelings are developed. This is such a beautiful story about love, friendship and survival. I couldn't help but cry while reading this but not just because of the heartache but also because of the friendship.
I want to add that the author noted that at the time she wrote this two students from Parkland and one of the parents from Sandy Hook have committed suicide. Thus proving that the dead are not the only victims.
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