Leo Scott is a student athlete under a lot of pressure. Most of that pressure comes from his over-bearing abusive father, and he's pretty much on his own in dealing with that. His mother is disabled and incapable of proctecting him, his brother moved away, and his girlfriend has her own problems to deal with (namely her father being in jail for murder!). After a particularly brutal beating lands Leo in the hospital, it pretty much blows things wide open and sends this family and everyone in their circle on a different path. A path to finding out about love, family, and the truth.

This book was about A LOT of issues... abuse, pregnancy, infidelity, murder, addiction, the military... it's a lot. I enjoyed the book and the murder mystery. I appreciated the way the author the author showed the human side to abusive people. At one point I actually felt bad for the abuser.
I wasn't wild about the girlfriend, Audrey, I'm not sure why. Maybe it was just the way they interacted with each other seemed forced or something. I truly enjoyed the ending and how everything was wrapped up, sometimes it's nice to have a clear ending!
PS- Love the COVER!!

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