Thicker Than Water

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Cecelia Price killed her brother At least, that s what the police and the district attorney are saying And although Cecelia is now locked up and forced into treatment, she knows the real story is much complicated.Cyrus wasn t always the drug addled monster he d become He was a successful athlete, but when an injury forced him off the soccer field and onto pain medication, his life became a blur of anger, addiction, and violence All CeCe could do was stand by and watch, until she realized one effective way to take away her brother s drugs while earning the money she needed for college selling the pills.Soon, CeCe becomes part drug dealer, part honor student But even when all she wants is to make things right, she learns that sometimes the best intentions lead to the worst possible outcome. Best Read Thicker Than Water author Kelly Fiore Stultz For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Source I received a digital copy of this book for free on a read to review basis Thanks to HarperCollins and EdelweissI regret being bornThis was an interesting mystery story, featuring prescription drug abuse.It was clear that CeCe felt really guilty in this story, even though she hadn t forced her brother to overdose, she really did blame herself for his death, and it was obvious that she felt she deserved to be punished Her brother Cyrus on the other hand, was a serious drug Source I received a digital copy of this book for free on a read to review basis Thanks to HarperCollins...Denial isn t a river, it s a refuge It s where you go for answers when the truth is a too upsetting, b too far fetched, or c too ugly I m really torn in my rating A part of me feels like I should give this book at least four stars because it s meticulously written with an authenticity that feels so refreshingly believable and brutally honest But then another part of me had a few problems with the text that made it hard for me to get into One of my biggest issues had to be the romance Denial isn t a river, it s a refuge It s where you go for answers when the truth is a too upsetting, b too far fetched, or c too ugly I m really torn in my rating A part of me feels like I should give this book at least four stars because it s meticulously written with an authenticity that feels so refreshingly believable and brutally honest But then another part of me had a few problems with the text that made it hard for me to get into One of my biggest issues had to be the romance There isn t a love triangle featured in this novel, but there are two romances that occurs months apart with the main character, Cece The first romance with Lucas w...I liked with a few tiny quibbles this story of a girl accused of being responsible for her brother s death I liked CeCe as a character and stayed interested as the story slowly doled out the puzzle pieces of the circumstances that led to the downward spiral of her family and brought her to trial Though I m not often a fan of the flashback flashforward method of storytelling, I thought it worked really well in this book I could always tell if I was in the past or the present, and I think it I liked with a few tiny quibbles this story of a girl accused of being responsible for her brother s death I liked CeCe as a character and stayed interested as the story slowly doled out the puzzle pieces of the circumstances that led to the downward spiral of her family and brought her to trial Though I m not often a fan of the flashback flashforward method of storytelling, I thought it worked really well in this book I could always tell if I was in the past or the present, and I think it helped build suspense The family relationships in the story were well drawn and, at times, pretty heartbreaking There s a touch of romance that some may feel is misplaced, but I liked the way that the story shows CeCe being involved in one ill fated relationship and another that has some promise.The minor issue I had was view spoiler the complete lack of surprise I felt to discover that CeCe was not a murderer As I suspected, she was a pretty unreliable narrator Even ...Rating 4.5 starsI remember feeling brave when I requested this title to HarperCollins International a few weeks back in December Family tragedy, drug addiction and the mention of Ellen Hopkins name are three things that I don t want to go along together in a book for the sole reason of me knowing that it would break my poor heart into pieces But hey on the flipside, those are actually the three things that captured my attention and encouraged me to request and review it It made me curious Rating 4.5 starsI remember feeling brave when I requested this title to HarperCollins International a few weeks back in December Family tragedy, drug addiction and the mention of Ellen Hopkins name are three things that I don t want to go along together in a book for the sole reason of me knowing that it would break my poor heart into pieces But hey on the flipside, those are actually the three things that captured my attention and encouraged me to request and review it It made me curious if Kelly Fiore will also make my mind spin and cause conflict inside of me, like what Hopkins did to me back when I read Identical.Well, Fiore did For me, Thicker Than Water was a tough read The book was written through Cecelia Price ssuspect for her brother s deathpoint of view and alternates from the past and present The situations that Cecelia s family went through were events that us, real living people...Actual rating 4 4.5A very poignant book about drug addiction and how it affects lives, not just of those who yield to it but the people around them Full review to come.Actual rating 4.5 stars Author s writing stylethan perfect 3Regret forces us to relieve the moments we hate the most the moments that drove us into spiraling downfalls, the moments where we stopped living and started survivingWhen I first read the synopsis of Thicker Than Water, I was really curious about it but I d...Gorgeously written I ve never read a book on addiction, unless you count Sarah Dessen s Dreamland Which I absolutely despised So this wasof a first for me Although I first hand have seen drug addiction, so I understood this bookthan the passerby The author stressed the point, that family members and friends closest to the drug addicted, are...Seeof my reviews on The YA Kitten My copy was an ARC I got from the publisher via Edelweiss.Diversity Rating 1 TokenismRacial Ethnic 1 CeCe s roommate Aarti is Indian QUILTBAG 0Disability 2 her brother is a drug addict Intersectionality 1 CeCe s family is quite poor borderline poverty Well, this review only got put off for two months by my lazy ass Oops Part of it s because having only online classes is surprisingly difficult, but the other part is because I didn t know what Seeof my reviews on The YA Kitten My copy was an ARC I got from the publisher via Edelweiss.Diversity Rating 1 TokenismRacial Ethnic 1 CeCe s roommate Aarti is Indian QUILTBAG 0Disability 2 her brothe...This review was originally posted on Novel InkI have been so excited to read this book I mean, did you read the first sentence in that synopsis If not, let me provide it for you Cecelia Price killed her brotherIntriguing, isn t it I thought so But, let me tell you, the whole story is muchenthralling Kelly Fiore takes us on a rollercoaster of a ride with Cecelia s story I will warn you though, there are some serious topics presented in this book Things like drugs, jail and a This review was originally posted on Novel InkI have been so excited to read this book I mean, did you read the first sentence in that synopsis If not, let me provide it for you Cecelia Price killed her brotherIntriguing, isn t it I thought so But, let me tell you, the whole story is muchenthralling Kelly Fiore takes us on a rollercoaster of a ride with Cecelia s story I will warn you though, there are some serious topics presented in this book Things like drugs, jail and a mental facility However, it is all portrayed so realistically and I applaud Fiore for that.I m not going to go into a deep summary of the book, that s what the synopsis is for Instead, I m going to break down what I liked about it. Cecelia I r...I ve loved Kelly Fiore s books since I read Taste Test, and this is easily her best one No offense to the others Those are just incredibly fun, sweet, fast reads and this one broke my heart.CeCe carries around a lot of guilt for her brother Cy s death and as a result, she doesn t do that much work to participate in her own defense We learn the exact circumstances of his death toward the end of the book, but we know that whatever it is, her involvement was enough to land her in legal I ve loved Kelly Fiore s books since I read Taste Test, and this is easily her best one No offense to the others Those are just incredibly fun, sweet, fast reads and this one broke my heart.CeCe carries around a lot of guilt for her brother Cy s death and as a result, she doesn t do that much work to participate in her own defense We learn the exact circumstances of his death toward the end of the book, but we know t...

Thicker Than Water
  • English
  • 06 October 2019
  • Hardcover
  • 307 pages
  • 006232473X
  • Kelly Fiore Stultz
  • Thicker Than Water