Purple Prose + YA novel review

Handcuffs

Sixteen-year-old Parker Prescott is the middle child to the perfect older sister and the hyperactive younger bother. She’s quiet, invisible, and would be happy to keep it that way, especially at school.

Dubbed the Ice Princess, according to comments on Marion Henessy’s popular blog, Parker is seen as cold and aloof. Of course the advantage of being the Ice Princess is that you can keep your cool in the face of adversity. The disadvantage? Someone’s bound to want to thaw you for sport. She becomes the target of cruel pranks. Naturally, the blog reports the outcome, including a racy photo of her in a hot tub in a comprising position.

Parker’s world crumbles around her. Her father was laid off and money becomes tight. In order to save her family, she resorts to blackmailing her sister’s ex-stalker.

And then there’s Parker’s boyfriend. Ex-boyfriend.

He’s the hottest guy in school and every girl lusts over him. But he wants more from Parker than she’s willing to give. She dumps him then realizes it was a mistake. She can’t get him out her mind. And then he comes over with handcuffs. Her parents aren’t home. At least they weren’t supposed to be home….

As she struggles to deal with her problems, Parker makes wrong choices and is forced to face the consequences. Her eyes finally open to the truths surrounding her: her sister’s imperfect life, her ex-boyfriend’s true feelings for her, the truth about the ex-stalker. And in the process, she discovers who the real Parker is.

Told in the first person point of view, Handcuffs, by Bethany Griffin, is an incredible book that is extremely tough to put down. It’s a sexy read, but definitely not a mindless one.

My prediction? It’s bound to be a bestseller. Of course, with a title like that, who wouldn’t be intrigued to take a peek? And once you begin reading, you’ll be hooked.

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Handcuffs + YA novel review