What's Broken Between Us
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Publisher Description
From Alexis Bass, author of Love and Other Theories, comes her heartbreakingly beautiful second novel, perfect for fans of Gayle Forman and of Robyn Schneider’s The Beginning of Everything.
A year and a half ago, Amanda Tart’s brother got behind the wheel drunk, killed his best friend, and paralyzed his girlfriend. Today, he’s coming home from prison.
Amanda’s been the one living with the fallout, made worse by her brother’s recent unapologetic TV interview. People think he’s a monster. Still, she loves him. It’s her dark secret, until she starts getting close to Henry again—whose sister is paralyzed from the accident.
A year and a half ago, her brother destroyed his life. Now Amanda has to decide if she’ll let his choice destroy hers.
Forbidden Romance: She knows she should stay away from Henry, the brother of the girl her own brother paralyzed. But their shared history—and secrets—pull them together.Sibling Relationship Drama: Amanda loves her brother, Jonathan, but his return from prison and his shocking lack of remorse forces her to question everything she thought she knew about him.Dealing with Grief and Consequences: A year and a half after the accident that killed her friend Grace, Amanda is still navigating a world of whispers, stares, and the impossible weight of her brother's choices.Second Chance Romance: They tried to forget what happened between them a year and a half ago, but when Amanda and Henry are thrown back together, they have to decide if a new beginning is worth risking everyone else's fragile peace.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In a story about sorrow, regret, and love, Bass (Love and Other Theories) traces high-school senior Amanda's struggles during the aftermath of tragedy. On the night Amanda's older brother, Jonathan, graduated from high school, he was responsible for a drunk-driving accident that left a friend dead and his girlfriend, Sutton, nearly paralyzed. While Jonathan spent a year in jail, Amanda brooded that she should have done more to prevent him from getting behind the wheel. After Jonathan is released, community members complain that his sentence was too light, and Amanda feels guiltier than ever. Told from Amanda's point of view, this novel offers a frank, thought-provoking account of one teen's response to an unbearable, irrevocable situation. The relationship between Amanda and Sutton's brother (whom she has been avoiding) unexpectedly deepens into romance, making her emotions all the more complicated. Meanwhile, Jonathan's reconnection with Sutton may be more detrimental than therapeutic. Rather than placing judgments, Bass focuses on her characters' emotional scars and strained relationships as they quietly grieve lost life and innocence. Ages 14 up.
