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Thelma and Louise gets remade in this powerful, darkly funny teen novel from acclaimed authors Brittany Cavallaro and Emily Henry. Two teenage girls who have had enough of the controlling men in their lives take their rage on the road to make a new life for themselves. Winona has been starving for life in the seemingly perfect home that she shares with her seemingly perfect father, celebrity weatherman Stormy Olsen. No one knows that he locks the pantry door to control her eating and leaves bruises where no one can see them. Lucille has been suffocating beneath the needs of her mother and her drug-dealing brother, wondering if there’s more out there for her than disappearing waitress tips and a lifetime of barely getting by. One harrowing night, Winona and Lucille realize they can’t wait until graduation to start their new lives. They need out. Now. One hour later, they’re armed with a plan that will take them from their small Michigan town to Chicago. All they need is three grand, fast. And really, a stolen convertible can’t hurt. Chased by the oppression, toxicity, and powerlessness that has held them down, Winona and Lucille must reclaim their strength if they are going to make their daring escape—and get away with it.
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This is the type of book you read when you just want something quick. The story isn't hard to follow; it contains a teen girl and her best friend running away from their homes. To be honest, the book is alright, but I started to get annoyed as I neared the end. Literally half the book runs through Winona's and Lucille's road trip shenanigans. Once the conflict of the story was resolved, the ending was rushed and ended in, like, 4 pages. The entire premise of the book reminded me much of “Unpregnant” by Jenni Hendriks and Ted Caplan. As a 19-year-old, I can see how a younger female audience would love this book. It is full of cringy, outdated teen language if you get what I am saying. It's the type of book of adults/authors trying to act or write all “hip and cool.” Otherwise, yeah, I should have read something else.