Cassie nearly drowned once - her family was busy arguing, and no one saw Cassie jump into the deep end of the pool. She knew she couldn't swim, but in her child's mind, she thought she would take the attention away from the argument. Even before that, Cassie has been trying to keep her head above water. When she was sixteen, her mother, brother, and father tied her with ropes and forcibly took her to a mental institution. Cassie's life had never been easy, but now with her entire family against her, she must struggle to find herself and her worth.
Cassie continues her education while at the mental institution, and when she is eighteen, her mother decides that she is ready to attend college, her alma mater. In a series of events, Cassie nearly drowns again, nearly dies from an illness, and is forced to come face to face with long buried issues she has hidden within herself.
This book is geared toward young adults, but every person who has a dysfunctional family (most of us) would benefit from Cassie's story of learning to love herself and realizing that our parents are not perfect humans, and never will be. You will cry with her and cheer for her. This was a great read, and I will definitely read more from this author.
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