Everyone knows Alice slept
with two guys at one party.
When Healy High star
quarterback, Brandon Fitzsimmons, dies in a car crash, it was because he
was sexting with Alice. Ask anybody.
Rumor has it Alice Franklin is a slut. It's written all over the
"slut stall" in the girls' bathroom: "Alice had sex in exchange
for math test answers" and "Alice got an abortion last
semester."
After Brandon dies, the
rumors start to spiral out of control. In this remarkable debut novel, four
Healy High students tell all they "know" about Alice--and in doing so
reveal their own secrets and motivations, painting a raw look at the realities
of teen life.
But in this novel from
Jennifer Mathieu, exactly what is the truth about Alice?
In the end there's only one
person to ask: Alice herself.
"Alice Franklin is a slut."
This book was powerful. With multiple and ever changing POVs, it allowed the story to take a multi-dimensional spin that made us look from different angles. Because of the great writing, it was easy to follow the story while the characters stayed in their perfect personalities.
This story was about cliches. About high school and it's drama and how something small could turn around and blow out of proportion. The rumors could ruin someones life and The Truth About Alive really showed that.
"There is one thing I've learned about people: they don't get that mean and nasty overnight. It's not human nature. If you give people enough time, eventually they'll do the most heartbreaking stuff in the world."
ARC was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
