Samantha Boward finds herself changing schools every other month due to her parents’ dangerously abusive relationship. When she is transferred to Murny Lake High School at the age of sixteen, she meets a young girl on a similar path who aims to teach her that life isn’t about merely existing—it’s about living how you want to live, with no regard for consequences.
Samantha is slowly drawn into a world of corruption where she learns to numb her pain through substance abuse. But when she realizes she’s following directly in her father’s footsteps, she struggles to change her ways.
As I Fall tells the story of Samanatha Boward’s life before she met Kaitlyn Noles, the main character in G. C. Julien’s debut novel Bow To Me.
Not one redeeming thing about this book. Very little plot. All of the horrors of addiction, alcoholism, violence, sexual abuse, bullying, and abandonment, without relent. Not even well written. Not recommended.
A little hard to read as it touched a bit close to home. I never did any drugs but weed, tried shrooms, twice, I'm straight, not much of a drinker, but the family, the parents were worse. My Twin brother did not survive it, took his own life at 25. I took the opposite route, stayed in school, joined the military. But what a powerful story. As she wrote, I read, I felt her pain, desperation, fears, frustration and grief. Excellent writing. As hard as it was to " relive" I absolutely must read the second book ( which was published first but hey, due me, I wanted to read them in order!!!!
I was very pleased to have my questions answered from book one... what led Sam to become who she was? Sam had issues & lots of secrets in book one. Thanks to this one many questions got their answers. Well all except one— were is she now?
FourStars This is a very heartbreaking book. It's a sad reality that so many children really have to grow up this way. But the fact that she realizes it led her to where she was supposed to be is pretty incredible for someone so young.
I enjoyed this book. It was well written although the plot was a little confusing until the end I wasn't really sure what the book was even supposed to be about. I feel like it ended as soon as you figure out the point to it. With that being said, I can't wait to read the sequel and find out what actually happens. I hope in the next book there is a point to having all of this heartbreaking information about Sam.
I was given this in return for an honest review by Inked Rainbow Reads.