Very Bad Things

Very Bad Things by Ilsa Madden-Mills
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved this book.

Nora is the what people would think of as the typical rich spoiled brat. No one takes the time to see that she is in a lot of pain. She may look to have it all, rich parrents, designer clothes, smart and beauty queen. But on the inside Nora is fighting her demons. She is at her breaking point and is trying to get her head above water. She realizes that she no longer wants to be the "good girl" when her mother can care less about her unless she is making her mother look good. She decides to make a list of bad things to do.

Leo Tate is rasing his 18 year old little brother Sebastain after losing both parents. He is older by a few years and is making a rather good career for himself and Sebastian. He first see's Nora at Briarrcrest Academy's open house and assumes that she is a spoiled rich girl who has everything handed to her. he could not be further from the truth. The thing is he is attracted to her. Leo fights if off as he thinks she is Jail Bait. He should not have thoughts of this girl in his head.

They have a rather unsual first meeting and Nora is forced to help Leo out. As she spends time with Leo there attraction is evident but Leo sees that she is troubled and has some dark secrets. Nora tries to get Leo to admit that he feels the same way as her but he shuts her down almost at every turn.

Sebastian is a great friend who looks out for Nora and is always there for her. He drives his brother insane about his feeling for Nora too. Heck Sebastian love's Nora as well. He over hears Nora's deep dark secret and it is a big one. Nora has looked back at her life and realizes that those around her have happy moments and she has none. She wants those moments. To be happy.

"IF ther was something out there that made me happy, it was up to me to get it. I knew exactly what I wanted."

I love reading this book. Nora is very troubled and yet she finds her own happiness. She grows up a lot and she was already pretty mature. I felt bad for her as her parents were not active in her life, she was delt a shit card where money and status ment more to her mother (who I hate) than her own daughter. In the end Nora makes it through the dark and Well....

"I didn't wabt to do bad things; I wanted to be true to myself. And bieng true meant I was not the bee champion, beauty queen, piano-playing genius my parents had shaped me into. No, I was just a simple, young girl whose love for a boy would last until the end of time."

There are many great supporting characters in this book and I look forward to reading about them.




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