Beautiful Broken Girls

Everyone wanted to touch us. Including you. So remember the seven places you touched me. That's where you'll find the truth. From Kim Savage, author of the critically acclaimed YA novel After the Woods, comes Beautiful Broken Girls, an atmospheric psychological exploration of what loss and death leaves behind. Mira and Francesca Cillo were beautiful and strange. Their isolated life under their father's overprotective watch made them seem untouchableùbut Ben touched seven parts of Mira: her palm, hair, chest, cheek, lips, throat, and heart. After Mira and Francesca's drowned bodies are pulled out from a quarry lake, Ben recieves a letter from Mira sending him on a quest to find notes she hid for him before she diedùnotes that will help Ben uncover the truth behind the sisters' deaths. How Ben interprets those notes has everything to do with the way he was touched by a bad coach years ago. But the hidden circumstances surrounding the girlsÆ suicide are far more complicated, involving a dangerous infatuation, a deadly miracle, and a crushing lie. Will Ben put together the pieces to finally understand these mysterious sistersùor will he be left to wonder why they did it? Praise for Beautiful Broken Girls: "After two sisters commit suicide, the boy next door traces the notes one left behind for him. . . . Told through both BenÆs and the girlsÆ perspectives, the mystery unfolds with aching precisionùboth BenÆs grief and the sistersÆ pain can be acutely traced as they grow. Even though the truth can be seen before itÆs revealed, the girlsÆ secrets pack a gut punch that lingers. Haunting and mesmerizing." ùKirkus Reviews, starred review "SavageÆs second novel is more character-driven than plot-driven. These figures are compellingly damaged, and the suspense is ever present. SavageÆs skillful writing makes the charactersÆ pain deep and tangible, offering readers the full impact of the deaths on the town." ùBooklist "Familial ties, friendship, and community trust are all intriguing themes, but the bookÆs central story line is its strength as Ben moves through the stages of disbelief and grief. Teen readers will find sympathy for each character introduced and be moved by the profound sadness of the sistersÆ short lives. . . . A haunting tale that reads like a young adult version of Jeffrey EugenidesÆs The Virgin Suicides." ùSchool Library Journal "This disturbing and emotional ride will appeal to readers of Jay AsherÆs Thirteen Reasons Why and Beth RevisÆ A World Without You, as the mental health, romantic obsession and codependency of two sisters are explored within this compelling drama." ùRomantic Times Book Review

• | Author: Kim Savage
• | Publisher: Square Fish
• | Publication Date: Mar 27, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 352 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Young Adult Fiction
• | ISBN-10: 1250144167
• | ISBN-13: 9781250144164