Heather reviewed Find Layla by Meg Elison
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This isn't the type of book I'd generally pick up but I'm glad I did. Layla, her mother, and her younger brother live in extremely dangerous conditions. Her mother is not mentally well and has addiction issues. A series of small mishaps combine to cause horrific conditions inside their apartment over time.Layla is trying to hold it all together. She's a star student. She's trying to keep her brother's life as normal as possible. But people are starting to notice. She has bullies at school. Her one friend's mom wants to help but Layla knows if she lets her get too close her carefully balanced world will come tumbling down. This is the story of a young girl forced to grow up too fast. Going into foster care isn't an option that she thinks will be feasible. A lot of this story is very sad but you want to root …
This isn't the type of book I'd generally pick up but I'm glad I did. Layla, her mother, and her younger brother live in extremely dangerous conditions. Her mother is not mentally well and has addiction issues. A series of small mishaps combine to cause horrific conditions inside their apartment over time.Layla is trying to hold it all together. She's a star student. She's trying to keep her brother's life as normal as possible. But people are starting to notice. She has bullies at school. Her one friend's mom wants to help but Layla knows if she lets her get too close her carefully balanced world will come tumbling down. This is the story of a young girl forced to grow up too fast. Going into foster care isn't an option that she thinks will be feasible. A lot of this story is very sad but you want to root for her. She's a survivor and she has a very hard time accepting help because she knows that it always comes with strings attached. This review was originally posted on Based On A True Story