Description
Frankie Vega is angry. Just ask the guy whose nose she broke. Or the cop investigating the burglary she witnessed, or her cheating ex-boyfriend or her aunt who's tired of giving second chances . . .
When a kid shows up claiming to be Frankie's half brother, it opens the door to a past she doesn't want to remember. And when that kid goes missing, the only person willing to help is a boy with stupidly blue eyes . . . and secrets of his own.
Frankie's search for the truth could change her life, or cost her everything.
Review
When you have been abandoned at a children’s farm by your Mum as a four year old and raised by an Aunt who runs a kebab shop, you learn to be tough. Meet Frankie.
She’s already broken the nose of a jerk at school that made fun of her and she’s angry about everything. So when a guy called Xavier shows up claiming to be her half brother, Frankie’s world is teetering.
But even though Xavier is a petty thief living rough, when he disappears Frankie is hell bent on finding him, or at least finding out what happened to him.
Frankie is a raw, hard hitting novel with a gutsy lead character that is not always likeable, but you can’t help getting behind her story and hoping that she will come through stronger.
It will be best suited to a 15+ reader with mature themes that deal with the seedier side of humanity.
Reviewed by Rob
