Clara Kensie
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Clara Kensie is a romantic author who won a RITA Award 2015 for her title Run to You. (Bowker Author Biography)
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This book was a hard read - it's emotional, raw and enraging (at times). Clara Kensie has written one magnificent story in the form of a young adult novel. Honestly, it was written beautifully but the subject matter was so tough, serious and so full of pain.
The plot of the story is as followed: Charlotte was abducted by her "Keeper" about four years ago. Somehow, she gets lucky and gets her escape through some paramedics who found her in the "Keeper's" attic. Suddenly, she's thrown back into society and to a life that has changed. Her parents are divorced, her sister didn't follow their "Dream Book" and her friends have all moved on. Her Mother wants her to go into hiding and never leave the house again while her Father wants her to become an international, superstar ambassador. All the while, Charlotte is trying to grasp how to be normal again once a man destroys your safety and sanity.
This novel is a YA. At first I struggled to figure out if it was, but it only hints and briefly talks about how painful Charlotte's journey was. The R rated comments are very rare, and only said once or twice so the reader gets the point of what happens. I'd say this is on the higher end of YA though, because Charlotte was raped (and some more spoiler-y things happen that are some really tough pieces of content for potential thirteen year olds).
Clara made me really feel for Charlotte the entire time. I watched her journey and felt her pain. Somehow, she made me really connect with this family and understand why she did and said what she did. She made it believable, which can be very tough to do!
While the story is sad, Clara also brings hope into the story. It hides in the back like a shadow, but it's still there. All around, this book is very powerful and a really good story to tell. It started out so rough for me and I wasn't sure if I'd actually like it, but I did! Clara left so many bits and pieces that turned out to be clues to some of the story's bigger plot twists. I didn't see half of them, which is a feat all on it's own. But it's all there for the reader to unwind!
Overall, this book is utterly amazing! I'm impressed by Clara's writing and by this story. It was emotional and gripping, but it is totally worth your time if you find this book. Seriously, it's an amazing story and it's important to hear.
Four out of five stars.
I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads.… (mehr)