Summary
MAY – Grace’s world falls to pieces when her mom is served with an FBI warrant for financial fraud and then collapses and is rushed to the hospital. Grace is 17. Her mom is in a coma. And everyone from the FBI to Grace’s classmates to the staff at her school is screaming for answers. Where’s their money? And did Grace know her mother was a thief?
AUGUST – Grace has a one way bus ticket to Colorado. She’s going to the one place that was special to her mother. At least, that’s what her mother always told her. But Grace isn’t sure what she can trust anymore. Yet she needs answers. One of those angry classmates has followed her, determined to get the truth from Grace about the money.
Two timelines weave together to tell the story of the original fall from grace and the story of Grace’s plan to sort things out once and for all.
Review
This was terrific! The plot was brilliant. A fraud scheme where the one person who can tell everyone the truth is in a coma, trapped in her own body, unable to lie or come clean. Her teenage daughter is left holding the bag. Grace was the face of the fund, and now she’s the face of the scandal. People want answers, and Grace is the target for their rage.
The two timelines are a great format. It allows the author to dole out the story of Grace’s summer exploring the past and trying to uncover the truth. The August timeline points to the future. What will happen to Grace now? What has she discovered, and what might she learn in Colorado? And how will any discovery change the situation for her?
This was engrossing. I read it in one sitting. A great read! (Some language. Trigger warning: attempted assualt)