Review: Truths and Roses by Inglath Cooper

I like to browse free and cheap books on Amazon. When doing so one night, I found Truths and Roses by Inglath Cooper for 99 cents. You can't go wrong with that.

Synopsis:
Will Kincaid was the kid everyone always wanted to be around. A professional football star, he suffers a career-ending football injury and heads back to his small hometown of Lake Perdue to recuperate and figure out the next stage of his life.

Hannah Jacobs never left Lake Perdue. She is hiding a life-changing, traumatic experience from everyone she knows. She dresses plain, doesn't wear make-up and does everything she can to not be noticed. When Will, literally, runs into her, she conceals her identity so that Will will not recognize her. When he finally does, he wonders what happened to the girl he once knew and hasn't forgotten about.


My Response:
With reason, Hannah is definitely avoiding life. She hasn't dealt with the trauma from her past and she's just afraid to put herself out there. Her self-esteem is zero. After her truth comes out to Will, he takes action to make life in a small town a little easier for her and she is finally able to start getting the help she needs. In turn, Will has a secret of his own that most adults would be completely horrified to admit.  Hannah helps him to overcome his obstacle and they both begin to heal.

The events of their lives were very believable and handled in a real way. I wanted something "more" from them, however. More sorrow, anguish, something... But, I enjoyed the book. There's a good message of it's never to late to change your past and become the person you want to be.

Overall Enjoyment: 3
Language: I can't remember, so there must not be very much :)
Explicit: Not really. More suggestive than explicit.
Age: 17+