Spare Me — Emily Stone

Spare Me is not for the faint of heart. The narration's language carries you along, at times dark, at times humorous, at all times unfolding to reveal a shocking ending. In this coming-of-age novel, sixteen-year-old Sarah seeks to discover the truth about her mother's deadly intentions toward her. Sarah turns to her passion of writing to escape. She turns to a sexy older boy named Neil. She relishes her father's experimental theatre and a summer away from her seaside home of Spain -- anything to distract her from the threat that looms too close: Her mother.