Pretty Little Dirty

So I just finished reading a book called Pretty Little Dirty by Amanda Boyden and felt the need to write something about it. This is the type of coming-of-age story that haunts the reader for a while. It changed my mood and my day. It's a great story but not a "sweet" story. This novel deals with insecurities, crazy-normal thoughts (what's really normal, right?), and experimentation/addictions to drugs and sex. And this is all before the age of 21. I would like to give more details, but every little detail in this book (and there are many) is like a scrumptious morsel of a "book-meal", written to be tasted, savored, and ingested.
Anyhow, I recommend this book if you want a fast, but long, addictive read that while not brightening your day, will certainly turn on your thinker for a while and make you grateful for the choices that you did (or maybe did not?) take. 4 out of 5 stars.