Synopsis: A teenager’s longing for family and a place to call home is poignantly portrayed in this heartfelt and ultimately uplifting story of life in the foster-care system.
Feeling betrayed when her long-term foster placement breaks down, Amy is sent to live with a new family, the Dawsons. Although initially reluctant to trust them, she eventually starts to let down her guard. But just when it seems like she’s found her forever family, she hears a telephone call that suggests things aren’t going to work out. Will Amy be abandoned again – or does she dare hope that she might finally have found home?
Release Date: 1st January 2021
Genres/Themes: Teen, Foster Care, Mental Heath, Family, Friendship, Loss,
Pages: 128
Review: Amy has been in foster care since her Nan died, the Gibsons were supposed to be her forever home, but Stephanie and Amy couldn’t make it work, leaving Amy scarred and hurt, unable to trust her next home with the Dawsons, knowing soon they’ll get rid of her too.
This was beautiful, heartbreaking, had me literally sobbing heavy tears whilst reading it. I literally couldn’t stop crying. It was so beautifully and delicately written, sharing what it’s like in the mind of a foster kid, the struggles they have mentally, the uncertainty of their situation and the ways they can get treated sometimes. It was so spot on and just perfectly crafted.
Amy was a great protagonist, you could feel everything she’d gone through, her experiences stayed with her and hurt her so deeply she hadn’t ever found a single person to love her since her nan and didn’t know if she would ever find someone that would.
The Dawsons were a really great family for her to go into, they had a genuine care for her and were so gentle with her, though wanting to know and understand more they also just wanted to help her feel safe and wanted, I really did enjoy how all three of them really did care about her so much.
This was such a beautiful story, honestly it will stay with me, it got me so emotional and this story is so heartbreaking and heartwarming at the end and the journey she goes through was no easy road but found her place eventually and it was so lovely.
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