Before You Break

Thirteen Reasons Why meets Looking for Alaska in this haunting novel of secrets and sisterhood reviewers are calling "Truly amazing" (Lit This & That) and a "Masterpiece" (Wandering Thoughts Reviews). Can you ever truly escape the past? Eight years ago, Lena and Lux's mother died tragically, shattering their family forever. Their father checked out, Lux turned to drugs to escape, and Lena buried her painful past--and her heart--behind her camera lens. When their father suffers a heart attack, 19-year-old Lena rushes back to her childhood home. Once again, Lena must be the responsible sister, the only one trying to hold her fractured family together. Even with their father dying, Lux wants nothing to do with her. Haunted by the mother she couldn't save and the sister she can't reach, Lena's carefully constructed world begins to crack. Meanwhile, 17-year-old Lux did a terrible thing. Reckless and self-destructive, she can't escape the darkness trapped inside her own head. Nothing can fix her. Not her sister, not those little white pills, and certainly not her dangerously charming boyfriend. As Lux spirals out of control, Lena must face an unthinkable choice--escape her past and leave her sister behind, or risk everything to confront the demons threatening to destroy them both. *Trigger warning: Deals with themes of suicide, mental illness, and drug abuse. Recommended for 16+. Revised edition previously published as Who We Are Instead.* "I loved this book. It was truly amazing." -Lit This & That "A well-written, moving tale that provides a candid look at troubled family relationships." -Cassidy's Bookshelves "As gripping as any thriller." -Amazon reviewer "Just buy this book. Seriously. The treatment of mental health issues is vivid, empathetic, and hopeful." -Amazon reviewer


Genre: Young Adult Fiction